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Taunton Deane road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 403 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 1988, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1987 (386), and casualties rose from 503.

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 1988
403
Up 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
510
Up 1% on 1987
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 1988

1.7% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 1988 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious8621%
  • Slight31077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious9919%
  • Slight40379%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 1988 is highlighted, with 403, up 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday68 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday57 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.4%)
  • February30 (7.4%)
  • March24 (6%)
  • April27 (6.7%)
  • May29 (7.2%)
  • June44 (11%)
  • July36 (8.9%)
  • August38 (9.4%)
  • September31 (7.7%)
  • October43 (11%)
  • November30 (7.4%)
  • December41 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other21 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (67%)
  • Wet or damp130 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph202 (50%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph143 (35%)
  • 70 mph36 (8.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (21%)
  • Cyclist76 (15%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20151 (30%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 3571 (14%)
  • 36 to 4558 (11%)
  • 46 to 5527 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.5%)
  • Over 7516 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (67%)
  • Passenger112 (22%)
  • Pedestrian54 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car469 (65%)
  • Motorcycle106 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.8%)
  • Minibus8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 1988: 81, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA388194019
2ndA3586387017
3rdA3614350310
4thM5213405
5thB3187121402
6thA30389901
7thB317081601
8thA306571012
9thA30275502
10thA37851002

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1988

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 1988: 182.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1988

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 1988: 157.

Somerset and its former districts in 1988

Somerset recorded 1,789 collisions in 1988, and 23% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years