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Taunton Deane road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 1993, and 439 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1992 (363), and casualties fell from 464.

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 1993
330
Down 9% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
439
Down 5% on 1992
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 1993

0.3% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 1993 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6319%
  • Slight26681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6916%
  • Slight36984%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 1993 is highlighted, with 330, down 9% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (12%)
  • Tuesday52 (16%)
  • Wednesday48 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (19%)
  • Friday46 (14%)
  • Saturday47 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6.7%)
  • February15 (4.5%)
  • March18 (5.5%)
  • April15 (4.5%)
  • May36 (11%)
  • June23 (7%)
  • July34 (10%)
  • August31 (9.4%)
  • September30 (9.1%)
  • October34 (10%)
  • November41 (12%)
  • December31 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (60%)
  • Wet or damp125 (38%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph158 (48%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph124 (38%)
  • 70 mph24 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway269 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (13%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (62%)
  • Pedestrian50 (11%)
  • Cyclist46 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2079 (18%)
  • 21 to 2563 (14%)
  • 26 to 3577 (18%)
  • 36 to 4551 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6519 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.1%)
  • Over 757 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded24 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (63%)
  • Passenger114 (26%)
  • Pedestrian50 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car450 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle44 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 1993: 60, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386080010
2ndA358355515
3rdA3027171901
4thB3227162705
5thM5162703
6thA30388902
7thB317081003
8thA30657702
9thB31876601
10thA3613300
11thA3783602
12thA30882200
13thA3031100
14thA30831101
15thA32591101
16thA391100
17thB32241200

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1993

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 1993: 129.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1993

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 1993: 124.

Somerset and its former districts in 1993

Somerset recorded 1,530 collisions in 1993, and 22% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 1993, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years