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Taunton Deane road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 1985, and 496 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1984 (387), and casualties fell from 523.

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 1985
374
Down 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
496
Down 5% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 1985

2.1% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 1985 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious9626%
  • Slight27072%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious12525%
  • Slight36373%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 1985 is highlighted, with 374, down 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (16%)
  • Tuesday37 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday56 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday68 (18%)
  • Saturday60 (16%)
  • Sunday34 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.3%)
  • February19 (5.1%)
  • March22 (5.9%)
  • April36 (9.6%)
  • May40 (11%)
  • June25 (6.7%)
  • July30 (8%)
  • August34 (9.1%)
  • September33 (8.8%)
  • October28 (7.5%)
  • November40 (11%)
  • December36 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other18 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (62%)
  • Wet or damp128 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Snow7 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph190 (51%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph137 (37%)
  • 70 mph25 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (10%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (27%)
  • Cyclist64 (13%)
  • Pedestrian50 (10%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (3%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1549 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 20154 (31%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 3559 (12%)
  • 36 to 4546 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.2%)
  • Over 7516 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider311 (63%)
  • Passenger135 (27%)
  • Pedestrian50 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (56%)
  • Motorcycle134 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (9.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 1985: 77, including 3 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387797319
2ndA3584874113
3rdA3614460111
4thM5203322
5thB3187131605
6thB317091302
7thA30388904
8thA30273301
9thA3783301
10thA30652201
11thA391301
12thB31811301

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1985

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 1985: 168.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1985

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 1985: 129.

Somerset and its former districts in 1985

Somerset recorded 1,719 collisions in 1985, and 22% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 1985, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years