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Somerset road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,752 road traffic collisions in Somerset in 1986, and 2,383 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 548 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1985 (1,719), and casualties rose from 2,365.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 70,092 collisions in Somerset.

Collisions in 1986
1,752
Up 2% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
2,383
Up 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
46
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
548
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset in 1986

2.6% of collisions in Somerset in 1986 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal462.6%
  • Serious54831%
  • Slight1,15866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal502.1%
  • Serious65327%
  • Slight1,68070%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. 1986 is highlighted, with 1,752, up 2% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258561,148
20248641,215
20237911,172
20227391,030
2021735996
2020637834
20199941,384
20189731,377
20171,0001,464
20161,0531,552
20151,0221,455
20141,1621,623
20131,1571,608
20121,0751,529
20111,1521,652
20101,2721,792
20091,4142,019
20081,5602,228
20071,7552,479
20061,8372,549
20051,8882,637
20041,7572,448
20031,7592,452
20021,8842,593
20011,8572,650
20001,8662,709
19991,8192,514
19981,8802,656
19971,8392,550
19961,6952,370
19951,7372,485
19941,6972,398
19931,5302,155
19921,6462,313
19911,7242,411
19901,8712,540
19891,7862,477
19881,7892,480
19871,7262,377
19861,7522,383
19851,7192,365
19841,8022,459
19831,7662,414
19821,7982,483
19811,8332,531
19801,7932,502
19791,8312,569

When and where crashes happen in Somerset in 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday245 (14%)
  • Tuesday216 (12%)
  • Wednesday222 (13%)
  • Thursday272 (16%)
  • Friday292 (17%)
  • Saturday297 (17%)
  • Sunday208 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5976 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59191 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59238 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59325 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59397 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59282 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59219 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January140 (8%)
  • February90 (5.1%)
  • March142 (8.1%)
  • April126 (7.2%)
  • May153 (8.7%)
  • June145 (8.3%)
  • July168 (9.6%)
  • August172 (9.8%)
  • September151 (8.6%)
  • October156 (8.9%)
  • November170 (9.7%)
  • December139 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,233 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting257 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit247 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,307 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds240 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds47 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist21 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other72 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,106 (63%)
  • Wet or damp599 (34%)
  • Frost or ice37 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.3%)
  • Snow5 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph777 (44%)
  • 40 mph63 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph847 (48%)
  • 70 mph63 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,545 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout55 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,201 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist579 (24%)
  • Pedestrian269 (11%)
  • Cyclist186 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)45 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant45 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant22 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1047 (2%)
  • 11 to 15170 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20735 (31%)
  • 21 to 25330 (14%)
  • 26 to 35321 (13%)
  • 36 to 45221 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 55167 (7%)
  • 56 to 65159 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 75121 (5.1%)
  • Over 7580 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,462 (61%)
  • Passenger652 (27%)
  • Pedestrian269 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,946 (63%)
  • Motorcycle574 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle190 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes146 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes109 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle41 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach31 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car28 (0.9%)
  • Minibus24 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset in 1986

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1986 in Somerset

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Somerset ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 17th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
17th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Somerset with the most crashes in 1986

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset in 1986: 143, including 5 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38143184538
2ndA39126179344
3rdA30398168529
4thA36198120134
5thA3082103227
6thA35878113227
7thA376291222
8thA3714569216
9thB31394154013
10thM53968217
11thA372344526
12thB31512938210
13thA362232211
14thA362192103
15thA359172005
16thB3165161805
17thB3135142206
18thB3153131407
19thB3187121603
20thA3038101204

Towns in Somerset: crashes in 1986

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

Postcode districts in Somerset: crashes in 1986

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset in 1986: 149.

Former districts in Somerset in 1986

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, South Somerset had the most collisions in 1986: 551.

Latest crashes in Somerset in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset in 1986, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Somerset road accidents in other years