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Taunton Deane road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 394 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 1990, and 480 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1989 (386), and casualties fell from 508.

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 1990
394
Up 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
480
Down 6% on 1989
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 1990

2.3% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 1990 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight33485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious6614%
  • Slight40584%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 1990 is highlighted, with 394, up 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday72 (18%)
  • Friday75 (19%)
  • Saturday45 (11%)
  • Sunday31 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.6%)
  • February28 (7.1%)
  • March36 (9.1%)
  • April38 (9.6%)
  • May31 (7.9%)
  • June35 (8.9%)
  • July34 (8.6%)
  • August23 (5.8%)
  • September34 (8.6%)
  • October32 (8.1%)
  • November39 (9.9%)
  • December30 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds332 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (75%)
  • Wet or damp99 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph207 (53%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph135 (34%)
  • 70 mph33 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (13%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (15%)
  • Cyclist73 (15%)
  • Pedestrian62 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1545 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20115 (24%)
  • 21 to 2576 (16%)
  • 26 to 3578 (16%)
  • 36 to 4558 (12%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.8%)
  • Over 7515 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (68%)
  • Passenger91 (19%)
  • Pedestrian62 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car484 (70%)
  • Motorcycle84 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 1990: 71, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387188212
2ndA358486717
3rdA3027283013
4thA3038161801
5thM5152100
6thB3227132123
7thB3170121303
8thB3187121701
9thA3787901
10thA30655600
11thA36141021
12thA32593711
13thA391100
14thB30271100
15thB31371100
16thB31831100
17thB32241100

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1990

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 1990: 175.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1990

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 1990: 162.

Somerset and its former districts in 1990

Somerset recorded 1,871 collisions in 1990, and 21% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 1990, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years