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West Somerset road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 65 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 1993, and 108 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious.

Collisions were down 41% on 1992 (111), and casualties fell from 168.

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 1993
65
Down 41% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
108
Down 36% on 1992
Fatal collisions
1
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
11
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 1993

1.5% of collisions in West Somerset in 1993 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.5%
  • Serious1117%
  • Slight5382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious1312%
  • Slight9487%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 1993 is highlighted, with 65, down 41% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (20%)
  • Tuesday9 (14%)
  • Wednesday5 (7.7%)
  • Thursday11 (17%)
  • Friday8 (12%)
  • Saturday7 (11%)
  • Sunday12 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5910 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5912 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5911 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:595 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (9.2%)
  • February2 (3.1%)
  • March6 (9.2%)
  • April9 (14%)
  • May10 (15%)
  • June7 (11%)
  • July4 (6.2%)
  • August7 (11%)
  • September3 (4.6%)
  • October2 (3.1%)
  • November4 (6.2%)
  • December5 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight54 (83%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds48 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.5%)
  • Other4 (6.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry44 (68%)
  • Wet or damp15 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (4.6%)
  • Snow2 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph20 (31%)
  • 40 mph2 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph43 (66%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway59 (91%)
  • Roundabout3 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant70 (65%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (11%)
  • Pedestrian8 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist7 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist7 (6.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (3.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.9%)
  • 16 to 2010 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2516 (15%)
  • 26 to 3510 (9.3%)
  • 36 to 4511 (10%)
  • 46 to 559 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 657 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (12%)
  • Over 7515 (14%)
  • Not recorded8 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider61 (56%)
  • Passenger39 (36%)
  • Pedestrian8 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car86 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle6 (5.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 in West Somerset

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 1993

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 1993: 27, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39275315
2ndA3585601
3rdA3963400
4thB31912400
5thB32222200
6thA7581101
7thB31901200
8thB32231200
9thB32241600

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 1993

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 1993: 9.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 1993

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 1993: 34.

Somerset and its former districts in 1993

Somerset recorded 1,530 collisions in 1993, and 4.2% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 1993, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 26 December 1993.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years