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Taunton Deane road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 386 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 1989, and 508 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1988 (403), and casualties fell from 510.

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 1989
386
Down 4% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
508
Level with 1988
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 1989

2.1% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 1989 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious5514%
  • Slight32384%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious7114%
  • Slight42884%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 1989 is highlighted, with 386, down 4% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (17%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday40 (10%)
  • Saturday64 (17%)
  • Sunday40 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.3%)
  • February38 (9.8%)
  • March31 (8%)
  • April27 (7%)
  • May34 (8.8%)
  • June35 (9.1%)
  • July39 (10%)
  • August31 (8%)
  • September24 (6.2%)
  • October36 (9.3%)
  • November31 (8%)
  • December32 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other19 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (68%)
  • Wet or damp115 (30%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph196 (51%)
  • 40 mph23 (6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph127 (33%)
  • 70 mph37 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (17%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (17%)
  • Cyclist74 (15%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20127 (25%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 3582 (16%)
  • 36 to 4553 (10%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6543 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.1%)
  • Over 7514 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (65%)
  • Passenger124 (24%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car445 (63%)
  • Motorcycle90 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 1989: 70, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38708826
2ndA3586489211
3rdA361233214
4thM5224407
5thA3038182302
6thA3027131302
7thB3187101401
8thB31706700
9thA32593300
10thA30652300
11thA3782300
12thB32272200
13thB31371200

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1989

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 1989: 169.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1989

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 1989: 148.

Somerset and its former districts in 1989

Somerset recorded 1,786 collisions in 1989, and 22% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 1989, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years