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Taunton Deane road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 399 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 1995, and 569 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1994 (404), and casualties rose from 544.

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 1995
399
Down 1% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
569
Up 5% on 1994
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 1995

2.3% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 1995 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious6115%
  • Slight32982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious7513%
  • Slight48485%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 1995 is highlighted, with 399, down 1% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday79 (20%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8%)
  • February42 (11%)
  • March36 (9%)
  • April26 (6.5%)
  • May34 (8.5%)
  • June31 (7.8%)
  • July25 (6.3%)
  • August33 (8.3%)
  • September38 (9.5%)
  • October29 (7.3%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December32 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other26 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (60%)
  • Wet or damp148 (37%)
  • Snow7 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph164 (41%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph29 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph141 (35%)
  • 70 mph37 (9.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway318 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (14%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (67%)
  • Cyclist59 (10%)
  • Pedestrian51 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1547 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2087 (15%)
  • 21 to 2581 (14%)
  • 26 to 35115 (20%)
  • 36 to 4562 (11%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.6%)
  • Over 7518 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (59%)
  • Passenger185 (33%)
  • Pedestrian51 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car584 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle50 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 in Taunton Deane

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 1995

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 1995: 62, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386282311
2ndA35858117215
3rdM5324911
4thB3227131801
5thA361111310
6thA37891000
7thB31875901
8thA30654500
9thB32244500
10thB31703501
11thA30272400
12thA32591201
13thA3721401
14thA391100
15thB31681110

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1995

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 1995: 122.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1995

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 1995: 127.

Somerset and its former districts in 1995

Somerset recorded 1,737 collisions in 1995, and 23% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 1995, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1995.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years