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Taunton Deane road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 423 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 1981, and 520 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were up 25% on 1980 (339), and casualties rose from 467.

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 1981
423
Up 25% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
520
Up 11% on 1980
Fatal collisions
10
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 1981

2.4% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 1981 were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.4%
  • Serious15236%
  • Slight26162%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious17333%
  • Slight33765%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 1981 is highlighted, with 423, up 25% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (12%)
  • Thursday73 (17%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday58 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.9%)
  • February33 (7.8%)
  • March32 (7.6%)
  • April48 (11%)
  • May48 (11%)
  • June25 (5.9%)
  • July29 (6.9%)
  • August28 (6.6%)
  • September57 (13%)
  • October43 (10%)
  • November24 (5.7%)
  • December27 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other21 (5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (69%)
  • Wet or damp120 (28%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph230 (54%)
  • 40 mph8 (1.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph159 (38%)
  • 70 mph25 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (29%)
  • Cyclist76 (15%)
  • Pedestrian62 (12%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20186 (36%)
  • 21 to 2556 (11%)
  • 26 to 3571 (14%)
  • 36 to 4531 (6%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.6%)
  • Over 7516 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (66%)
  • Passenger113 (22%)
  • Pedestrian62 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car394 (54%)
  • Motorcycle163 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle81 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 1981

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1981 in Taunton Deane

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 1981

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 1981: 85, including 1 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA388599127
2ndA3585167021
3rdA3614953217
4thM5182613
5thA3038151803
6thB3139121214
7thA37851205
8thA30274500
9thB317041203
10thB31353402
11thB31513401
12thB31652202
13thA391100
14thB30921101
15thB30981100
16thB31101101
17thB31401100
18thB31531101
19thB31871100

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1981

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 1981: 180.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1981

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 1981: 150.

Somerset and its former districts in 1981

Somerset recorded 1,833 collisions in 1981, and 23% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 1981, none were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years