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Taunton Deane road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 1992, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1991 (355), and casualties fell from 482.

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 1992
363
Up 2% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
464
Down 4% on 1991
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 1992

0.8% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 1992 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5916%
  • Slight30183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious7416%
  • Slight38783%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 1992 is highlighted, with 363, up 2% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (18%)
  • Tuesday56 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (16%)
  • Thursday48 (13%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday33 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.1%)
  • February16 (4.4%)
  • March27 (7.4%)
  • April26 (7.2%)
  • May31 (8.5%)
  • June26 (7.2%)
  • July29 (8%)
  • August38 (10%)
  • September38 (10%)
  • October39 (11%)
  • November37 (10%)
  • December34 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight223 (61%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded65 (18%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (59%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Other13 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded68 (19%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (51%)
  • Wet or damp104 (29%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded65 (18%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph190 (52%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph109 (30%)
  • 70 mph28 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded19 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (13%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (56%)
  • Pedestrian64 (14%)
  • Cyclist63 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (11%)
  • Van occupant14 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2080 (17%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3559 (13%)
  • 36 to 4570 (15%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.1%)
  • Over 7519 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded36 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (67%)
  • Passenger87 (19%)
  • Pedestrian64 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car474 (69%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

The A358 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 1992: 54, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3585478110
2ndA385167010
3rdM5192404
4thB3227172703
5thB3187111422
6thA36191502
7thA30278902
8thA30387800
9thA32596601
10thB31705601
11thA30651100
12thA3501200
13thA3781100
14thA391100
15thA51201
16thB31881101

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1992

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 1992: 120.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1992

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 1992: 100.

Somerset and its former districts in 1992

Somerset recorded 1,646 collisions in 1992, and 22% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 1992, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years