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Taunton Deane road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 1994, and 544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 1993 (330), and casualties rose from 439.

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 1994
404
Up 22% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
544
Up 24% on 1993
Fatal collisions
6
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 1994

1.5% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 1994 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious6316%
  • Slight33583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious7614%
  • Slight46285%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 1994 is highlighted, with 404, up 22% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday67 (17%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (17%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.9%)
  • February25 (6.2%)
  • March28 (6.9%)
  • April36 (8.9%)
  • May26 (6.4%)
  • June30 (7.4%)
  • July35 (8.7%)
  • August35 (8.7%)
  • September37 (9.2%)
  • October47 (12%)
  • November32 (7.9%)
  • December45 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other30 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (61%)
  • Wet or damp151 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph189 (47%)
  • 40 mph16 (4%)
  • 50 mph27 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph138 (34%)
  • 70 mph32 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (15%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant348 (64%)
  • Cyclist66 (12%)
  • Pedestrian61 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2086 (16%)
  • 21 to 2575 (14%)
  • 26 to 3589 (16%)
  • 36 to 4575 (14%)
  • 46 to 5553 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.8%)
  • Over 7514 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (61%)
  • Passenger153 (28%)
  • Pedestrian61 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car584 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (9%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 1994

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1994 in Taunton Deane

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 1994

The A358 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 1994: 65, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA358659525
2ndA385681110
3rdM5275016
4thB3227182202
5thA361141705
6thB31876900
7thA30384501
8thA3784600
9thA394400
10thB31704600
11thA32593502
12thA30652400
13thA1381100
14thA3031200
15thA3721200
16thB32241100
17thB32771100

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1994

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 1994: 134.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1994

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 1994: 126.

Somerset and its former districts in 1994

Somerset recorded 1,697 collisions in 1994, and 24% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 1994, 3 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years