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West Somerset road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 85 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 1990, and 114 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 13 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1989 (79), and casualties rose from 109.

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 1990
85
Up 8% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
114
Up 5% on 1989
Fatal collisions
5
5.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
13
15% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 1990

5.9% of collisions in West Somerset in 1990 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal55.9%
  • Serious1315%
  • Slight6779%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal54.4%
  • Serious1715%
  • Slight9281%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 85, up 8% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (12%)
  • Tuesday17 (20%)
  • Wednesday11 (13%)
  • Thursday18 (21%)
  • Friday7 (8.2%)
  • Saturday13 (15%)
  • Sunday9 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5912 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5923 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (5.9%)
  • February2 (2.4%)
  • March7 (8.2%)
  • April8 (9.4%)
  • May12 (14%)
  • June14 (16%)
  • July9 (11%)
  • August6 (7.1%)
  • September4 (4.7%)
  • October7 (8.2%)
  • November5 (5.9%)
  • December6 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight69 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds74 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (11%)
  • Other2 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry67 (79%)
  • Wet or damp18 (21%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph23 (27%)
  • 60 mph62 (73%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway83 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant78 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (18%)
  • Pedestrian8 (7%)
  • Cyclist4 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 153 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2020 (18%)
  • 21 to 2517 (15%)
  • 26 to 3516 (14%)
  • 36 to 4514 (12%)
  • 46 to 559 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6510 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7510 (8.8%)
  • Over 7511 (9.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider73 (64%)
  • Passenger33 (29%)
  • Pedestrian8 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car112 (75%)
  • Motorcycle18 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in West Somerset

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 1990

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 1990: 24, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39243835
2ndA3588910
3rdA3964701
4thB31904400
5thB31882401
6thB31912200
7thB32232201
8thB32242510
9thA1391200
10thB2241100
11thB31371201

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 1990

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 1990: 10.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 1990

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 1990: 45.

Somerset and its former districts in 1990

Somerset recorded 1,871 collisions in 1990, and 4.5% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 1990, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1990.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years