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Taunton Deane road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 386 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 1987, and 503 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1986 (357), and casualties rose from 484.

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 1987
386
Up 8% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
503
Up 4% on 1986
Fatal collisions
10
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 1987

2.6% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 1987 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious9023%
  • Slight28674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious10521%
  • Slight38877%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 1987 is highlighted, with 386, up 8% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (18%)
  • Friday65 (17%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.5%)
  • February20 (5.2%)
  • March21 (5.4%)
  • April26 (6.7%)
  • May37 (9.6%)
  • June30 (7.8%)
  • July47 (12%)
  • August29 (7.5%)
  • September38 (9.8%)
  • October45 (12%)
  • November32 (8.3%)
  • December36 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (72%)
  • Wet or damp106 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph211 (55%)
  • 40 mph31 (8%)
  • 60 mph119 (31%)
  • 70 mph25 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist106 (21%)
  • Cyclist95 (19%)
  • Pedestrian46 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1546 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20148 (29%)
  • 21 to 2556 (11%)
  • 26 to 3573 (15%)
  • 36 to 4542 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6540 (8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.4%)
  • Over 7516 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider355 (71%)
  • Passenger102 (20%)
  • Pedestrian46 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (59%)
  • Motorcycle107 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle98 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in Taunton Deane

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 1987

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 1987: 82, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3882108115
2ndA3586285111
3rdA361384219
4thA3038141501
5thM5132515
6thB3187111203
7thB3170102012
8thA306561021
9thA30274401
10thA30371100
11thA3781401

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1987

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

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1987

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

Somerset and its former districts in 1987

Somerset recorded 1,726 collisions in 1987, and 22% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years