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Taunton Deane road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 1980, and 467 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1979 (355), and casualties fell from 468.

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 1980
339
Down 5% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
467
Level with 1979
Fatal collisions
14
4.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
41% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 1980

4.1% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 1980 were fatal and 41% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal144.1%
  • Serious13841%
  • Slight18755%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.2%
  • Serious16134%
  • Slight29162%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 1980 is highlighted, with 339, down 5% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (12%)
  • Tuesday38 (11%)
  • Wednesday54 (16%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday63 (19%)
  • Saturday58 (17%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.7%)
  • February23 (6.8%)
  • March22 (6.5%)
  • April39 (12%)
  • May26 (7.7%)
  • June23 (6.8%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August27 (8%)
  • September18 (5.3%)
  • October32 (9.4%)
  • November29 (8.6%)
  • December38 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight240 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (9.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (65%)
  • Wet or damp106 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph168 (50%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph79 (23%)
  • 70 mph72 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist128 (27%)
  • Pedestrian49 (10%)
  • Cyclist44 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1543 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20135 (29%)
  • 21 to 2548 (10%)
  • 26 to 3546 (9.9%)
  • 36 to 4534 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 5554 (12%)
  • 56 to 6546 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.8%)
  • Over 7514 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (62%)
  • Passenger128 (27%)
  • Pedestrian49 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car330 (57%)
  • Motorcycle130 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Taunton Deane

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 1980

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 1980: 72, including 3 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387284326
2ndA3584671221
3rdA3613756012
4thM5121505
5thA30388804
6thB31876905
7thA37851003
8thB313951211
9thB315151032
10thA30273301
11thB31703601
12thA3571100
13thB31901201

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1980

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 1980: 140.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1980

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 1980: 113.

Somerset and its former districts in 1980

Somerset recorded 1,793 collisions in 1980, and 19% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 1980, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years