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South Somerset road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 518 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 1987, and 725 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1986 (551), and casualties fell from 758.

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 1987
518
Down 6% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
725
Down 4% on 1986
Fatal collisions
13
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
29% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 1987

2.5% of collisions in South Somerset in 1987 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.5%
  • Serious15229%
  • Slight35368%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.1%
  • Serious17724%
  • Slight53374%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 1987 is highlighted, with 518, down 6% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (13%)
  • Wednesday71 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (14%)
  • Friday91 (18%)
  • Saturday80 (15%)
  • Sunday70 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (6.8%)
  • February25 (4.8%)
  • March28 (5.4%)
  • April35 (6.8%)
  • May39 (7.5%)
  • June51 (9.8%)
  • July39 (7.5%)
  • August50 (9.7%)
  • September53 (10%)
  • October56 (11%)
  • November46 (8.9%)
  • December61 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight377 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds404 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other35 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry331 (64%)
  • Wet or damp164 (32%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph213 (41%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph275 (53%)
  • 70 mph17 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway445 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant405 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist177 (24%)
  • Pedestrian69 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist34 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20213 (29%)
  • 21 to 25111 (15%)
  • 26 to 35109 (15%)
  • 36 to 4573 (10%)
  • 46 to 5561 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.8%)
  • Over 7515 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider453 (62%)
  • Passenger203 (28%)
  • Pedestrian69 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car638 (66%)
  • Motorcycle175 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in South Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 1987

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 1987: 85, including 7 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30385135721
2ndA3072104117
3rdA372634011
4thA358243404
5thA359203005
6thB3151162305
7thB3153121506
8thB3165121507
9thA372111914
10thA357101303
11thA35691103
12thA37871302
13thA308861002
14thB30816712
15thA30665502
16thA3715902
17thB31685611
18thA30373300
19thB31453301
20thA3702401

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 1987

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 1987: 127.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 1987

BA21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 1987: 78.

Somerset and its former districts in 1987

Somerset recorded 1,726 collisions in 1987, and 30% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 1987, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years