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Taunton Deane road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 1982, and 492 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1981 (423), and casualties fell from 520.

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 1982
359
Down 15% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
492
Down 5% on 1981
Fatal collisions
18
5% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 1982

5% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 1982 were fatal and 38% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal185%
  • Serious13738%
  • Slight20457%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.7%
  • Serious16734%
  • Slight30762%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 1982 is highlighted, with 359, down 15% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday68 (19%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7%)
  • February10 (2.8%)
  • March18 (5%)
  • April40 (11%)
  • May37 (10%)
  • June31 (8.6%)
  • July36 (10%)
  • August46 (13%)
  • September19 (5.3%)
  • October35 (9.7%)
  • November36 (10%)
  • December26 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other21 (5.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (65%)
  • Wet or damp119 (33%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph186 (52%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph141 (39%)
  • 70 mph21 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (24%)
  • Cyclist62 (13%)
  • Pedestrian57 (12%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1547 (9.6%)
  • 16 to 20142 (29%)
  • 21 to 2568 (14%)
  • 26 to 3566 (13%)
  • 36 to 4540 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.3%)
  • Over 7513 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (62%)
  • Passenger130 (26%)
  • Pedestrian57 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car374 (58%)
  • Motorcycle117 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 1982: 71, including 1 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3871101122
2ndA3585980323
3rdA3613346313
4thM5152407
5thA3038131316
6thB31395813
7thA3784620
8thB31704712
9thB31873301
10thB31352201
11thA30271101
12thB31411201
13thB31881210

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1982

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 1982: 169.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1982

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 1982: 141.

Somerset and its former districts in 1982

Somerset recorded 1,798 collisions in 1982, and 20% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 1982, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years