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Taunton Deane road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 1991, and 482 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1990 (394), and casualties rose from 480.

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 1991
355
Down 10% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
482
Level with 1990
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 1991

1.4% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 1991 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious4713%
  • Slight30385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious6012%
  • Slight41787%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 1991 is highlighted, with 355, down 10% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (19%)
  • Tuesday34 (9.6%)
  • Wednesday58 (16%)
  • Thursday56 (16%)
  • Friday49 (14%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.7%)
  • February25 (7%)
  • March25 (7%)
  • April27 (7.6%)
  • May27 (7.6%)
  • June34 (9.6%)
  • July30 (8.5%)
  • August33 (9.3%)
  • September32 (9%)
  • October38 (11%)
  • November31 (8.7%)
  • December22 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (9.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other22 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (63%)
  • Wet or damp121 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph161 (45%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph147 (41%)
  • 70 mph25 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (11%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (14%)
  • Cyclist64 (13%)
  • Pedestrian47 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1545 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 2082 (17%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3582 (17%)
  • 36 to 4567 (14%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5%)
  • Over 7513 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider303 (63%)
  • Passenger132 (27%)
  • Pedestrian47 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car468 (72%)
  • Motorcycle64 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (9.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.2%)
  • Minibus8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 1991: 65, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386595312
2ndA358456808
3rdB3227172713
4thM5163203
5thA3027151500
6thB318791501
7thA30388900
8thB317081604
9thA3617700
10thA30654500
11thA3784502
12thA32593402
13thA30212200
14thB32242200
15thB31881100

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1991

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 1991: 145.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1991

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 1991: 131.

Somerset and its former districts in 1991

Somerset recorded 1,724 collisions in 1991, and 21% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 1991, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1991.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years