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West Somerset road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 79 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 1989, and 109 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 1988 (99), and casualties fell from 143.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 4,155 collisions in West Somerset.

District council until April 2019, now part of Somerset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1989
79
Down 20% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
109
Down 24% on 1988
Fatal collisions
4
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
23% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 1989

5.1% of collisions in West Somerset in 1989 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal45.1%
  • Serious1823%
  • Slight5772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal43.7%
  • Serious2321%
  • Slight8275%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 79, down 20% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255796
20245373
20233254
20223448
20213140
20202233
20195985
20185992
201764107
201661106
201576120
201484122
201371113
201262100
201185125
201074113
200991158
2008102165
2007119187
2006123192
2005109165
2004105147
2003125180
200298153
2001109148
200096147
1999114139
1998113148
1997106141
199689126
1995102148
1994109161
199365108
1992111168
199179105
199085114
198979109
198899143
1987107148
198699134
1985102136
1984128190
1983119193
1982107146
1981108154
1980113156
1979120169

When and where crashes happen in West Somerset in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (13%)
  • Tuesday13 (16%)
  • Wednesday10 (13%)
  • Thursday15 (19%)
  • Friday10 (13%)
  • Saturday11 (14%)
  • Sunday10 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5912 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (5.1%)
  • February2 (2.5%)
  • March7 (8.9%)
  • April5 (6.3%)
  • May8 (10%)
  • June12 (15%)
  • July10 (13%)
  • August5 (6.3%)
  • September5 (6.3%)
  • October11 (14%)
  • November6 (7.6%)
  • December4 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight63 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds67 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (7.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Other4 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry62 (78%)
  • Wet or damp16 (20%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph23 (29%)
  • 40 mph2 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph54 (68%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway77 (97%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant64 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (16%)
  • Pedestrian13 (12%)
  • Cyclist7 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2032 (29%)
  • 21 to 259 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3515 (14%)
  • 36 to 4514 (13%)
  • 46 to 553 (2.8%)
  • 56 to 659 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 756 (5.5%)
  • Over 758 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider60 (55%)
  • Passenger36 (33%)
  • Pedestrian13 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car87 (67%)
  • Motorcycle17 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (2.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in West Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 1989

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 1989: 36, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39365226
2ndA3583611
3rdA3963402
4thB31903301
5thB32222301
6thA3791100
7thB31911100
8thB32231400

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 1989

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 1989: 15.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 1989

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 1989: 42.

Somerset and its former districts in 1989

Somerset recorded 1,786 collisions in 1989, and 4.4% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 1989, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years