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West Somerset road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 89 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 1996, and 126 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1995 (102), and casualties fell from 148.

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 1996
89
Down 13% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
126
Down 15% on 1995
Fatal collisions
3
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 1996

3.4% of collisions in West Somerset in 1996 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal33.4%
  • Serious1416%
  • Slight7281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32.4%
  • Serious1512%
  • Slight10886%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 89, down 13% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (12%)
  • Tuesday15 (17%)
  • Wednesday9 (10%)
  • Thursday18 (20%)
  • Friday8 (9%)
  • Saturday15 (17%)
  • Sunday13 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (3.4%)
  • February3 (3.4%)
  • March2 (2.2%)
  • April10 (11%)
  • May7 (7.9%)
  • June6 (6.7%)
  • July10 (11%)
  • August14 (16%)
  • September14 (16%)
  • October10 (11%)
  • November6 (6.7%)
  • December4 (4.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight67 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds74 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (6.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry63 (71%)
  • Wet or damp25 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph31 (35%)
  • 40 mph3 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph54 (61%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway86 (97%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant88 (70%)
  • Cyclist12 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian12 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (6.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (4.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1511 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 2016 (13%)
  • 21 to 259 (7.1%)
  • 26 to 3526 (21%)
  • 36 to 4516 (13%)
  • 46 to 5512 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 656 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 757 (5.6%)
  • Over 759 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider69 (55%)
  • Passenger45 (36%)
  • Pedestrian12 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car121 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle7 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 1996: 35, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39355316
2ndA35891001
3rdA3967802
4thB31904511
5thB31882401
6thB32242501
7thA30521300

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 1996

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 1996: 13.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 1996

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 1996: 47.

Somerset and its former districts in 1996

Somerset recorded 1,695 collisions in 1996, and 5.3% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 1996, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1996.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years