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Taunton Deane road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 357 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 1986, and 484 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1985 (374), and casualties fell from 496.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,135 collisions in Taunton Deane.

District council until April 2019, now part of Somerset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1986
357
Down 5% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
484
Down 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 1986

1.7% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 1986 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious10630%
  • Slight24569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious12526%
  • Slight35373%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 1986 is highlighted, with 357, down 5% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025155201
2024164230
2023140199
2022141192
2021163233
2020109135
2019219288
2018204277
2017236354
2016240340
2015193254
2014240317
2013255336
2012216286
2011261407
2010295392
2009276380
2008338461
2007365491
2006382515
2005411569
2004391500
2003376498
2002403532
2001437592
2000442589
1999414576
1998430575
1997446606
1996400529
1995399569
1994404544
1993330439
1992363464
1991355482
1990394480
1989386508
1988403510
1987386503
1986357484
1985374496
1984387523
1983379465
1982359492
1981423520
1980339467
1979355468

When and where crashes happen in Taunton Deane in 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday43 (12%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (10%)
  • February14 (3.9%)
  • March29 (8.1%)
  • April23 (6.4%)
  • May41 (11%)
  • June23 (6.4%)
  • July31 (8.7%)
  • August28 (7.8%)
  • September34 (9.5%)
  • October33 (9.2%)
  • November27 (7.6%)
  • December37 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other20 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry234 (66%)
  • Wet or damp120 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph195 (55%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph113 (32%)
  • 70 mph29 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (12%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant203 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (26%)
  • Pedestrian61 (13%)
  • Cyclist56 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1547 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20153 (32%)
  • 21 to 2551 (11%)
  • 26 to 3574 (15%)
  • 36 to 4543 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5523 (4.8%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.2%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (62%)
  • Passenger122 (25%)
  • Pedestrian61 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car370 (60%)
  • Motorcycle124 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 1986

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1986 in Taunton Deane

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 1986

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 1986: 74, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387494220
2ndA3584667114
3rdA3613847012
4thM52243013
5thB3187121603
6thA3038101204
7thA30275500
8thB317041603
9thA3783400
10thB31812202

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1986

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

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1986

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 1986: 135.

Somerset and its former districts in 1986

Somerset recorded 1,752 collisions in 1986, and 20% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 1986, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years