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South Somerset road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 500 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 1996, and 725 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1995 (543), and casualties fell from 780.

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 1996
500
Down 8% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
725
Down 7% on 1995
Fatal collisions
22
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 1996

4.4% of collisions in South Somerset in 1996 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal224.4%
  • Serious7715%
  • Slight40180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal243.3%
  • Serious9213%
  • Slight60984%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 1996 is highlighted, with 500, down 8% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (18%)
  • Tuesday59 (12%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (14%)
  • Friday88 (18%)
  • Saturday73 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.6%)
  • February26 (5.2%)
  • March39 (7.8%)
  • April38 (7.6%)
  • May41 (8.2%)
  • June39 (7.8%)
  • July39 (7.8%)
  • August41 (8.2%)
  • September36 (7.2%)
  • October45 (9%)
  • November56 (11%)
  • December62 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight360 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds376 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (11%)
  • Fog or mist16 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other24 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (62%)
  • Wet or damp174 (35%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph201 (40%)
  • 40 mph24 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph242 (48%)
  • 70 mph33 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway415 (83%)
  • Roundabout40 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant542 (75%)
  • Pedestrian59 (8.1%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist47 (6.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2099 (14%)
  • 21 to 2572 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35141 (19%)
  • 36 to 45102 (14%)
  • 46 to 5586 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7553 (7.3%)
  • Over 7527 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider443 (61%)
  • Passenger223 (31%)
  • Pedestrian59 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car772 (81%)
  • Motorcycle59 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 1996: 56, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA303569027
2ndA30486759
3rdA37325504
4thA359263715
5thA358233836
6thB3151173305
7thA372121812
8thA30889901
9thA37191301
10thB308191103
11thA3568901
12thB316582111
13thB31537911
14thB316871201
15thA3786912
16thA3575900
17thA30662802
18thB31452400
19thA30521200
20thA381100

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 1996

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 1996: 101.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 1996

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 1996: 103.

Somerset and its former districts in 1996

Somerset recorded 1,695 collisions in 1996, and 29% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years