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South Somerset road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 543 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 1995, and 780 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1994 (496), and casualties rose from 709.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,867 collisions in South Somerset.

District council until April 2023, now part of Somerset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1995
543
Up 9% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
780
Up 10% on 1994
Fatal collisions
17
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
16% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 1995

3.1% of collisions in South Somerset in 1995 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.1%
  • Serious8916%
  • Slight43780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.4%
  • Serious10814%
  • Slight65384%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 1995 is highlighted, with 543, up 9% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025242323
2024227345
2023224297
2022197282
2021197258
2020177230
2019260397
2018265382
2017265393
2016310444
2015323477
2014359492
2013332459
2012330475
2011324454
2010356491
2009406566
2008476698
2007535749
2006540748
2005544754
2004527764
2003526725
2002610831
2001555848
2000574879
1999585801
1998571832
1997541775
1996500725
1995543780
1994496709
1993415595
1992470664
1991562810
1990549780
1989545764
1988529772
1987518725
1986551758
1985536754
1984552756
1983580801
1982497701
1981547808
1980558798
1979541817

When and where crashes happen in South Somerset in 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (12%)
  • Wednesday81 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (14%)
  • Friday119 (22%)
  • Saturday80 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (8.8%)
  • February36 (6.6%)
  • March43 (7.9%)
  • April31 (5.7%)
  • May33 (6.1%)
  • June46 (8.5%)
  • July47 (8.7%)
  • August50 (9.2%)
  • September46 (8.5%)
  • October42 (7.7%)
  • November58 (11%)
  • December63 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds396 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other31 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (58%)
  • Wet or damp207 (38%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph215 (40%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph278 (51%)
  • 70 mph33 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway447 (82%)
  • Roundabout42 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant591 (76%)
  • Pedestrian57 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist53 (6.8%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1549 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20125 (16%)
  • 21 to 2594 (12%)
  • 26 to 35159 (20%)
  • 36 to 4596 (12%)
  • 46 to 5580 (10%)
  • 56 to 6557 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7546 (5.9%)
  • Over 7525 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider457 (59%)
  • Passenger266 (34%)
  • Pedestrian57 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car803 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle51 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 in South Somerset

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 1995

The A30 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 1995: 66, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3066106314
2ndA303529356
3rdA37365615
4thA358223007
5thA359172504
6thB3151172903
7thA3088152401
8thA356122112
9thA371121402
10thB3165121400
11thA372111401
12thA378111204
13thB3153101603
14thA3575804
15thB31524400
16thB31483301
17thB31683310
18thB31672400
19thB31822200
20thB32272300

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 1995

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 1995: 106.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 1995

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 1995: 95.

Somerset and its former districts in 1995

Somerset recorded 1,737 collisions in 1995, and 31% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 1995, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years