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Taunton Deane road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 1996, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1995 (399), and casualties fell from 569.

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 1996
400
Level with 1995
Casualties in 1996
529
Down 7% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 1996

1.3% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious6717%
  • Slight32882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious7514%
  • Slight44784%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 1996 is highlighted, with 400, level with 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday51 (13%)
  • Thursday74 (19%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (12%)
  • February33 (8.3%)
  • March32 (8%)
  • April35 (8.8%)
  • May19 (4.8%)
  • June26 (6.5%)
  • July36 (9%)
  • August40 (10%)
  • September28 (7%)
  • October43 (11%)
  • November31 (7.8%)
  • December31 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other32 (8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (64%)
  • Wet or damp134 (34%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph186 (47%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph21 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph135 (34%)
  • 70 mph31 (7.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway315 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (11%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant354 (67%)
  • Pedestrian66 (12%)
  • Cyclist56 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (7.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2085 (16%)
  • 21 to 2571 (13%)
  • 26 to 3593 (18%)
  • 36 to 4580 (15%)
  • 46 to 5551 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7536 (6.8%)
  • Over 7519 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (60%)
  • Passenger143 (27%)
  • Pedestrian66 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car593 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle41 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 1996: 68, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386897014
2ndA358496618
3rdM5284323
4thB317081300
5thB322781611
6thA3616901
7thB31876800
8thB31684900
9thA3033401
10thA32593300
11thA302500
12thA30652200
13thB32242200
14thA30271100
15thA30381300
16thA3781201
17thB31881200

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1996

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 1996: 155.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1996

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 1996: 145.

Somerset and its former districts in 1996

Somerset recorded 1,695 collisions in 1996, and 24% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 1996, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years