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Somerset road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,726 road traffic collisions in Somerset in 1987, and 2,377 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 49 were fatal and 480 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1986 (1,752), and casualties fell from 2,383.

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

Collisions in 1987
1,726
Down 1% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
2,377
Level with 1986
Fatal collisions
49
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
480
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset in 1987

2.8% of collisions in Somerset in 1987 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal492.8%
  • Serious48028%
  • Slight1,19769%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal532.2%
  • Serious57124%
  • Slight1,75374%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. 1987 is highlighted, with 1,726, down 1% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday205 (12%)
  • Tuesday212 (12%)
  • Wednesday239 (14%)
  • Thursday278 (16%)
  • Friday273 (16%)
  • Saturday282 (16%)
  • Sunday237 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5988 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59225 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59264 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59305 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59407 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59242 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59178 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January100 (5.8%)
  • February93 (5.4%)
  • March106 (6.1%)
  • April128 (7.4%)
  • May156 (9%)
  • June155 (9%)
  • July151 (8.7%)
  • August176 (10%)
  • September169 (9.8%)
  • October177 (10%)
  • November142 (8.2%)
  • December173 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,279 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting224 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit202 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,364 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds196 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds30 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist21 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other84 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,162 (67%)
  • Wet or damp507 (29%)
  • Frost or ice44 (2.5%)
  • Snow10 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph749 (43%)
  • 40 mph75 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph830 (48%)
  • 70 mph70 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,503 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout52 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,272 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist514 (22%)
  • Pedestrian240 (10%)
  • Cyclist212 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant53 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 556 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1071 (3%)
  • 11 to 15141 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20683 (29%)
  • 21 to 25346 (15%)
  • 26 to 35331 (14%)
  • 36 to 45241 (10%)
  • 46 to 55184 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 65152 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 75107 (4.5%)
  • Over 7565 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,500 (63%)
  • Passenger637 (27%)
  • Pedestrian240 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,992 (64%)
  • Motorcycle523 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle221 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes149 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes128 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle42 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car31 (1%)
  • Bus or coach25 (0.8%)
  • Minibus20 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Somerset ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 15th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
15th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
14th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Somerset with the most crashes in 1987

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset in 1987: 161, including 3 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38161224337
2ndA39140200341
3rdA35894133118
4thA36192116323
5thA30386136721
6thA3073105117
7thA375776021
8thB31394156311
9thA3713965317
10thM53666213
11thB3151284208
12thA372253636
13thA359233306
14thA362213616
15thA3038141501
16thB3153141708
17thA370131914
18thB3165121507
19thA36111704
20thB3187111203

Towns in Somerset: crashes in 1987

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

Postcode districts in Somerset: crashes in 1987

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

Former districts in Somerset in 1987

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, South Somerset had the most collisions in 1987: 518.

Latest crashes in Somerset in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset in 1987, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Somerset road accidents in other years