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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 515 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1986, and 675 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1985 (506), and casualties rose from 667.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,713 collisions in Bath and North East Somerset.

Collisions in 1986
515
Up 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
675
Up 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 1986

1.9% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1986 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious17835%
  • Slight32763%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious21632%
  • Slight44666%

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bath and North East Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1980. 1986 is highlighted, with 515, up 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025202250
2024187249
202376101
2022190244
2021177216
2020175222
2019253323
2018262337
2017251333
2016243313
2015303419
2014284379
2013320415
2012333440
2011385491
2010371491
2009427564
2008390540
2007470600
2006474620
2005545705
2004449593
2003446603
2002453594
2001475599
2000446595
1999500725
1998459597
1997418577
1996304420
1995446594
1994342446
1993349460
1992361486
1991375510
1990457611
1989535699
1988554692
1987495619
1986515675
1985506667
1984573739
1983558706
1982592769
1981593790
1980601800
1979593813

When and where crashes happen in Bath and North East Somerset in 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (14%)
  • Tuesday77 (15%)
  • Wednesday81 (16%)
  • Thursday68 (13%)
  • Friday89 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (16%)
  • Sunday49 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59129 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5976 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (8.2%)
  • February31 (6%)
  • March43 (8.3%)
  • April37 (7.2%)
  • May43 (8.3%)
  • June35 (6.8%)
  • July36 (7%)
  • August53 (10%)
  • September42 (8.2%)
  • October39 (7.6%)
  • November59 (11%)
  • December55 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds411 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry307 (60%)
  • Wet or damp194 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph364 (71%)
  • 40 mph20 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph127 (25%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway478 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist166 (25%)
  • Pedestrian125 (19%)
  • Cyclist45 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20197 (29%)
  • 21 to 25128 (19%)
  • 26 to 3594 (14%)
  • 36 to 4551 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5553 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.9%)
  • Over 7512 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider401 (59%)
  • Passenger149 (22%)
  • Pedestrian125 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car598 (64%)
  • Motorcycle169 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 in Bath and North East Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bath and North East Somerset ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 1986.

Collisions
185th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 1986

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1986: 61, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46182118
2ndA3675579118
3rdA365270020
4thA37193017
5thA39141814
6thA368111906
7thA3039101013
8thA3062101103
9thB311691103
10thB335591303
11thA36281203
12thA41758914
13thB311071002
14thA4316700
15thB31156804
16thA465603
17thA3634603
18thB31113303
19thB31141200
20thB31301100

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1986

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 1986: 249.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1986

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 1986: 213.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1986, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years