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South Somerset road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 551 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 1986, and 758 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 182 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1985 (536), and casualties rose from 754.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,867 collisions in South Somerset.

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

Collisions in 1986
551
Up 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
758
Up 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
14
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
182
33% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 1986

2.5% of collisions in South Somerset in 1986 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.5%
  • Serious18233%
  • Slight35564%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious20727%
  • Slight53571%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 1986 is highlighted, with 551, up 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025242323
2024227345
2023224297
2022197282
2021197258
2020177230
2019260397
2018265382
2017265393
2016310444
2015323477
2014359492
2013332459
2012330475
2011324454
2010356491
2009406566
2008476698
2007535749
2006540748
2005544754
2004527764
2003526725
2002610831
2001555848
2000574879
1999585801
1998571832
1997541775
1996500725
1995543780
1994496709
1993415595
1992470664
1991562810
1990549780
1989545764
1988529772
1987518725
1986551758
1985536754
1984552756
1983580801
1982497701
1981547808
1980558798
1979541817

When and where crashes happen in South Somerset in 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (15%)
  • Tuesday73 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (11%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday85 (15%)
  • Saturday103 (19%)
  • Sunday64 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.8%)
  • February25 (4.5%)
  • March43 (7.8%)
  • April43 (7.8%)
  • May41 (7.4%)
  • June47 (8.5%)
  • July47 (8.5%)
  • August56 (10%)
  • September55 (10%)
  • October51 (9.3%)
  • November59 (11%)
  • December41 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight387 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds397 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry325 (59%)
  • Wet or damp211 (38%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph230 (42%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph289 (52%)
  • 70 mph14 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway485 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant427 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist194 (26%)
  • Pedestrian69 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist30 (4%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20231 (30%)
  • 21 to 25108 (14%)
  • 26 to 35103 (14%)
  • 36 to 4577 (10%)
  • 46 to 5556 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5.1%)
  • Over 7525 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider471 (62%)
  • Passenger218 (29%)
  • Pedestrian69 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car650 (64%)
  • Motorcycle191 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.7%)
  • Minibus10 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 in South Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 1986

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 1986: 97, including 5 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30397167529
2ndA3080100226
3rdA37324519
4thA3582538111
5thB3151162214
6thB3165161805
7thA359151805
8thA372121502
9thB3153121307
10thA3088101607
11thA357101201
12thA35691203
13thA3786711
14thA30374501
15thA3714502
16thB31674402
17thB30812202
18thB31522200
19thB31622200
20thB31682202

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 1986

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 1986: 138.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 1986

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 1986: 98.

Somerset and its former districts in 1986

Somerset recorded 1,752 collisions in 1986, and 31% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 1986, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years