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West Somerset road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 79 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 1991, and 105 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1990 (85), and casualties fell from 114.

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 1991
79
Down 7% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
105
Down 8% on 1990
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
20% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 1991

None of the collisions in West Somerset in 1991 were fatal and 20% were serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1620%
  • Slight6380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1615%
  • Slight8985%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 1991 is highlighted, with 79, down 7% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (14%)
  • Tuesday13 (16%)
  • Wednesday10 (13%)
  • Thursday9 (11%)
  • Friday10 (13%)
  • Saturday17 (22%)
  • Sunday9 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5914 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (8.9%)
  • March6 (7.6%)
  • April11 (14%)
  • May10 (13%)
  • June7 (8.9%)
  • July6 (7.6%)
  • August7 (8.9%)
  • September9 (11%)
  • October3 (3.8%)
  • November8 (10%)
  • December5 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight64 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds68 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds3 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.3%)
  • Other3 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry62 (78%)
  • Wet or damp14 (18%)
  • Frost or ice3 (3.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph27 (34%)
  • 40 mph3 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph49 (62%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway77 (97%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant69 (66%)
  • Pedestrian11 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist6 (5.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 155 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2023 (22%)
  • 21 to 2515 (14%)
  • 26 to 3514 (13%)
  • 36 to 4513 (12%)
  • 46 to 5512 (11%)
  • 56 to 655 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 758 (7.6%)
  • Over 753 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider59 (56%)
  • Passenger35 (33%)
  • Pedestrian11 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car96 (73%)
  • Motorcycle10 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (3.1%)
  • Minibus2 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in West Somerset

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 1991

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 1991: 29, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39294209
2ndA3586600
3rdA3964700
4thB31903401
5thB31912400
6thB32232200
7thB32242200
8thB31881100

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 1991

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 1991: 20.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 1991

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 1991: 43.

Somerset and its former districts in 1991

Somerset recorded 1,724 collisions in 1991, and 4.6% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 1991, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1991.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years