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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 493 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1987, and 651 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1986 (456), and casualties rose from 618.

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 1987
493
Up 8% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
651
Up 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
13
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 1987

2.6% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1987 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious12125%
  • Slight35973%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious13821%
  • Slight50077%

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. 1987 is highlighted, with 493, up 8% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (12%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday67 (14%)
  • Thursday88 (18%)
  • Friday76 (15%)
  • Saturday81 (16%)
  • Sunday57 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.3%)
  • February27 (5.5%)
  • March27 (5.5%)
  • April34 (6.9%)
  • May45 (9.1%)
  • June42 (8.5%)
  • July59 (12%)
  • August50 (10%)
  • September46 (9.3%)
  • October53 (11%)
  • November36 (7.3%)
  • December43 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight381 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds398 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry353 (72%)
  • Wet or damp132 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph247 (50%)
  • 40 mph32 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph189 (38%)
  • 70 mph25 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway425 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist142 (22%)
  • Cyclist104 (16%)
  • Pedestrian58 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1553 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20183 (28%)
  • 21 to 2579 (12%)
  • 26 to 3586 (13%)
  • 36 to 4555 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6552 (8%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.3%)
  • Over 7525 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider441 (68%)
  • Passenger152 (23%)
  • Pedestrian58 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car519 (59%)
  • Motorcycle139 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle108 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Somerset West and Taunton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 1987

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1987: 82, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3882108115
2ndA3587099114
3rdA394568213
4thA361384219
5thA3038141501
6thM5132515
7thB3187111203
8thB3170102012
9thA306561021
10thA3965612
11thB32235800
12thA30274401
13thB31912201
14thB32222201
15thA30371100
16thA3591100
17thA3781401
18thB31881100
19thB31971101
20thB32241100

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1987

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 1987: 187.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1987

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 1987: 160.

Somerset and its former districts in 1987

Somerset recorded 1,726 collisions in 1987, and 29% of them were in the old Somerset West and Taunton district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years