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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 495 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1987, and 619 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 161 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1986 (515), and casualties fell from 675.

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

Collisions in 1987
495
Down 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
619
Down 8% on 1986
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
161
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 1987

1.8% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1987 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious16133%
  • Slight32566%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious18330%
  • Slight42669%

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. 1987 is highlighted, with 495, down 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday67 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday74 (15%)
  • Friday84 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (16%)
  • Sunday62 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.7%)
  • February35 (7.1%)
  • March36 (7.3%)
  • April42 (8.5%)
  • May52 (11%)
  • June48 (9.7%)
  • July36 (7.3%)
  • August41 (8.3%)
  • September45 (9.1%)
  • October47 (9.5%)
  • November44 (8.9%)
  • December41 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight366 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds415 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (12%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry324 (65%)
  • Wet or damp160 (32%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph324 (65%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph147 (30%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway445 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist154 (25%)
  • Pedestrian108 (17%)
  • Cyclist37 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20168 (27%)
  • 21 to 25110 (18%)
  • 26 to 3584 (14%)
  • 36 to 4563 (10%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7538 (6.1%)
  • Over 7516 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (58%)
  • Passenger154 (25%)
  • Pedestrian108 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car570 (65%)
  • Motorcycle154 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Bath and North East Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bath and North East Somerset ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had fewer road collisions than 182 of them in 1987.

Collisions
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 1987

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1987: 71, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47191120
2ndA3674149012
3rdA363842110
4thA37202908
5thB3110152103
6thA3039141615
7thA431142315
8thA46131525
9thA368101502
10thA4175101306
11thA3991403
12thB33559901
13thA30628901
14thA3627801
15thB31157912
16thA36361313
17thB31146902
18thB31166912
19thB31302200

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1987

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 1987: 235.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1987

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 1987: 179.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1987, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years