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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 456 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1986, and 618 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1985 (476), and casualties fell from 632.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,868 collisions in Somerset West and Taunton.

District council until April 2023, now part of Somerset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1986
456
Down 4% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
618
Down 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 1986

2.2% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1986 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious12928%
  • Slight31770%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious15625%
  • Slight45273%

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset West and Taunton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 542 in 2001. 1986 is highlighted, with 456, down 4% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025212297
2024217303
2023172253
2022176242
2021194273
2020131168
2019278373
2018263369
2017298458
2016299443
2015268373
2014323434
2013325447
2012275383
2011339525
2010363497
2009367538
2008437619
2007483677
2006504706
2005518731
2004479621
2003481649
2002490671
2001542735
2000529721
1999453623
1998500665
1997466633
1996454606
1995456647
1994465636
1993395547
1992474632
1991434587
1990479594
1989465617
1988502653
1987493651
1986456618
1985476632
1984514712
1983498658
1982466638
1981531674
1980453626
1979475637

When and where crashes happen in Somerset West and Taunton in 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9.6%)
  • February17 (3.7%)
  • March39 (8.6%)
  • April29 (6.4%)
  • May52 (11%)
  • June30 (6.6%)
  • July47 (10%)
  • August43 (9.4%)
  • September41 (9%)
  • October40 (8.8%)
  • November33 (7.2%)
  • December41 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other23 (5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry303 (66%)
  • Wet or damp148 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph225 (49%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph181 (40%)
  • 70 mph30 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist161 (26%)
  • Pedestrian77 (12%)
  • Cyclist62 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1548 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20200 (32%)
  • 21 to 2578 (13%)
  • 26 to 3588 (14%)
  • 36 to 4550 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5535 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6550 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.5%)
  • Over 7517 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider378 (61%)
  • Passenger163 (26%)
  • Pedestrian77 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car467 (60%)
  • Motorcycle161 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 1986

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1986 in Somerset West and Taunton

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 1986

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1986: 74, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387494220
2ndA3585375116
3rdA3613847012
4thA39354716
5thM52243013
6thB3187121603
7thA3038101204
8thA39661301
9thA30275500
10thB317041603
11thB31914911
12thB32244511
13thA3783400
14thB31903502
15thB31812202
16thB32232400
17thB31881100
18thB32221100

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1986

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 1986: 168.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1986

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 1986: 135.

Somerset and its former districts in 1986

Somerset recorded 1,752 collisions in 1986, and 26% of them were in the old Somerset West and Taunton district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1986, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years