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West Somerset road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 102 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 1995, and 148 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1994 (109), and casualties fell from 161.

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 1995
102
Down 6% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
148
Down 8% on 1994
Fatal collisions
4
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 1995

3.9% of collisions in West Somerset in 1995 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.9%
  • Serious1616%
  • Slight8280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.7%
  • Serious2215%
  • Slight12282%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 1995 is highlighted, with 102, down 6% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (14%)
  • Tuesday13 (13%)
  • Wednesday15 (15%)
  • Thursday8 (7.8%)
  • Friday22 (22%)
  • Saturday14 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5910 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (29%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592 (2%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (6.9%)
  • February8 (7.8%)
  • March6 (5.9%)
  • April7 (6.9%)
  • May7 (6.9%)
  • June11 (11%)
  • July11 (11%)
  • August9 (8.8%)
  • September6 (5.9%)
  • October7 (6.9%)
  • November9 (8.8%)
  • December14 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight81 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds74 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (15%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other3 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry64 (63%)
  • Wet or damp34 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.9%)
  • Snow1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph29 (28%)
  • 40 mph8 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (1%)
  • 60 mph63 (62%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway94 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2%)
  • Roundabout2 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist8 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (4.7%)
  • Pedestrian6 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (2%)
  • 6 to 103 (2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (11%)
  • 16 to 2022 (15%)
  • 21 to 2518 (12%)
  • 26 to 3525 (17%)
  • 36 to 4515 (10%)
  • 46 to 5515 (10%)
  • 56 to 6516 (11%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.7%)
  • Over 7510 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider85 (57%)
  • Passenger57 (39%)
  • Pedestrian6 (4.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car132 (75%)
  • Motorcycle13 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (2.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 1995

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 1995: 42, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39426135
2ndA358101912
3rdA3963300
4thB32233600
5thB31902200
6thB32222301
7thB32242900
8thB31391100
9thB31721200
10thB31911200
11thB32331100

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 1995

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 1995: 13.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 1995

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 1995: 44.

Somerset and its former districts in 1995

Somerset recorded 1,737 collisions in 1995, and 5.9% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 1995, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years