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Taunton Deane road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 1984, and 523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1983 (379), and casualties rose from 465.

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 1984
387
Up 2% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
523
Up 12% on 1983
Fatal collisions
12
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 1984

3.1% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 1984 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.1%
  • Serious12131%
  • Slight25466%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious15029%
  • Slight36169%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 1984 is highlighted, with 387, up 2% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday41 (11%)
  • Wednesday66 (17%)
  • Thursday62 (16%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (19%)
  • Sunday33 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9%)
  • February22 (5.7%)
  • March29 (7.5%)
  • April31 (8%)
  • May40 (10%)
  • June34 (8.8%)
  • July25 (6.5%)
  • August37 (9.6%)
  • September35 (9%)
  • October32 (8.3%)
  • November36 (9.3%)
  • December31 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight294 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds296 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other16 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (67%)
  • Wet or damp123 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph195 (50%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph133 (34%)
  • 70 mph35 (9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant225 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist140 (27%)
  • Cyclist61 (12%)
  • Pedestrian58 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20166 (32%)
  • 21 to 2557 (11%)
  • 26 to 3576 (15%)
  • 36 to 4544 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider323 (62%)
  • Passenger142 (27%)
  • Pedestrian58 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car390 (58%)
  • Motorcycle139 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 1984: 79, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3879110321
2ndA3586594520
3rdA3613546010
4thM5213717
5thA3038181814
6thB31708903
7thB31878903
8thA30276603
9thA3784701
10thB31811100

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1984

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 1984: 163.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1984

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 1984: 145.

Somerset and its former districts in 1984

Somerset recorded 1,802 collisions in 1984, and 21% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 1984, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1984.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years