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South Somerset road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 529 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 1988, and 772 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1987 (518), and casualties rose from 725.

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 1988
529
Up 2% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
772
Up 6% on 1987
Fatal collisions
18
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
26% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 1988

3.4% of collisions in South Somerset in 1988 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.4%
  • Serious13726%
  • Slight37471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.3%
  • Serious17523%
  • Slight57975%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 1988 is highlighted, with 529, up 2% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (11%)
  • Tuesday74 (14%)
  • Wednesday79 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (12%)
  • Friday101 (19%)
  • Saturday91 (17%)
  • Sunday66 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8.7%)
  • February43 (8.1%)
  • March38 (7.2%)
  • April37 (7%)
  • May45 (8.5%)
  • June41 (7.8%)
  • July69 (13%)
  • August39 (7.4%)
  • September51 (9.6%)
  • October34 (6.4%)
  • November39 (7.4%)
  • December47 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight399 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds411 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry340 (64%)
  • Wet or damp171 (32%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph209 (40%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph298 (56%)
  • 70 mph10 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway465 (88%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant447 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist140 (18%)
  • Pedestrian84 (11%)
  • Cyclist46 (6%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1556 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20183 (24%)
  • 21 to 25152 (20%)
  • 26 to 35106 (14%)
  • 36 to 4573 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.9%)
  • Over 7529 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider449 (58%)
  • Passenger239 (31%)
  • Pedestrian84 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car670 (68%)
  • Motorcycle139 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 1988: 79, including 6 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30379126618
2ndA3069104218
3rdA358334629
4thA37335938
5thA359153005
6thB3151121807
7thB3165122403
8thA356111922
9thA3088101203
10thA372101403
11thA37171000
12thB315371004
13thB308162304
14thB31686902
15thA3785710
16thA30664801
17thA3574500
18thA30373300
19thB31622200
20thA381200

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 1988

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 1988: 120.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 1988

BA21 and BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 1988, with 82 each.

Somerset and its former districts in 1988

Somerset recorded 1,789 collisions in 1988, and 30% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years