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West Somerset road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 109 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 1994, and 161 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were up 68% on 1993 (65), and casualties rose from 108.

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 1994
109
Up 68% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
161
Up 49% on 1993
Fatal collisions
2
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 1994

1.8% of collisions in West Somerset in 1994 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.8%
  • Serious1917%
  • Slight8881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63.7%
  • Serious2717%
  • Slight12880%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 1994 is highlighted, with 109, up 68% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (15%)
  • Tuesday19 (17%)
  • Wednesday18 (17%)
  • Thursday12 (11%)
  • Friday12 (11%)
  • Saturday23 (21%)
  • Sunday9 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (6.4%)
  • February10 (9.2%)
  • March4 (3.7%)
  • April8 (7.3%)
  • May9 (8.3%)
  • June6 (5.5%)
  • July7 (6.4%)
  • August18 (17%)
  • September13 (12%)
  • October11 (10%)
  • November9 (8.3%)
  • December7 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight85 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds75 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry61 (56%)
  • Wet or damp42 (39%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.8%)
  • Snow2 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph37 (34%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph67 (61%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant115 (71%)
  • Pedestrian20 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist6 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1510 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2025 (16%)
  • 21 to 2527 (17%)
  • 26 to 3520 (12%)
  • 36 to 4523 (14%)
  • 46 to 5512 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 659 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (9.9%)
  • Over 758 (5%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider75 (47%)
  • Passenger66 (41%)
  • Pedestrian20 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car148 (80%)
  • Motorcycle9 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 in West Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 1994

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 1994: 41, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39416503
2ndA35881211
3rdB32245802
4thA3962200
5thB31901100
6thB31911100
7thB32221100
8thB32231101

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 1994

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 1994: 18.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 1994

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 1994: 54.

Somerset and its former districts in 1994

Somerset recorded 1,697 collisions in 1994, and 6.4% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 1994, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1994.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years