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Taunton Deane road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 1979, and 468 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,135 collisions in Taunton Deane.

District council until April 2019, now part of Somerset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1979
355
Casualties in 1979
468
Fatal collisions
11
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 1979

3.1% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 1979 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious12635%
  • Slight21861%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious15633%
  • Slight30064%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 1979 is highlighted, with 355.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025155201
2024164230
2023140199
2022141192
2021163233
2020109135
2019219288
2018204277
2017236354
2016240340
2015193254
2014240317
2013255336
2012216286
2011261407
2010295392
2009276380
2008338461
2007365491
2006382515
2005411569
2004391500
2003376498
2002403532
2001437592
2000442589
1999414576
1998430575
1997446606
1996400529
1995399569
1994404544
1993330439
1992363464
1991355482
1990394480
1989386508
1988403510
1987386503
1986357484
1985374496
1984387523
1983379465
1982359492
1981423520
1980339467
1979355468

When and where crashes happen in Taunton Deane in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday44 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday66 (19%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.5%)
  • February33 (9.3%)
  • March20 (5.6%)
  • April33 (9.3%)
  • May36 (10%)
  • June34 (9.6%)
  • July29 (8.2%)
  • August26 (7.3%)
  • September22 (6.2%)
  • October29 (8.2%)
  • November23 (6.5%)
  • December40 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.7%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other27 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (56%)
  • Wet or damp122 (34%)
  • Frost or ice21 (5.9%)
  • Snow14 (3.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph190 (54%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph151 (43%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant209 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (25%)
  • Cyclist63 (13%)
  • Pedestrian52 (11%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20143 (31%)
  • 21 to 2551 (11%)
  • 26 to 3559 (13%)
  • 36 to 4537 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6541 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.9%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (64%)
  • Passenger118 (25%)
  • Pedestrian52 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car356 (57%)
  • Motorcycle121 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Taunton Deane

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 1979

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 1979: 76, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387698125
2ndA3615062216
3rdA3583655215
4thA3038161803
5thM5122223
6thB317081207
7thB31877903
8thA30274402
9thA3784711
10thB31392401
11thB31512201
12thB31882201

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1979

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 1979: 165.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1979

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 1979: 131.

Somerset and its former districts in 1979

Somerset recorded 1,831 collisions in 1979, and 19% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 1979, none were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years