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West Somerset road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 99 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 1986, and 134 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1985 (102), and casualties fell from 136.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 4,155 collisions in West Somerset.

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

Collisions in 1986
99
Down 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
134
Down 1% on 1985
Fatal collisions
4
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
23% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 1986

4% of collisions in West Somerset in 1986 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal44%
  • Serious2323%
  • Slight7273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal43%
  • Serious3123%
  • Slight9974%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 99, down 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255796
20245373
20233254
20223448
20213140
20202233
20195985
20185992
201764107
201661106
201576120
201484122
201371113
201262100
201185125
201074113
200991158
2008102165
2007119187
2006123192
2005109165
2004105147
2003125180
200298153
2001109148
200096147
1999114139
1998113148
1997106141
199689126
1995102148
1994109161
199365108
1992111168
199179105
199085114
198979109
198899143
1987107148
198699134
1985102136
1984128190
1983119193
1982107146
1981108154
1980113156
1979120169

When and where crashes happen in West Somerset in 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (9.1%)
  • Tuesday13 (13%)
  • Wednesday21 (21%)
  • Thursday16 (16%)
  • Friday18 (18%)
  • Saturday14 (14%)
  • Sunday8 (8.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:597 (7.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (7.1%)
  • February3 (3%)
  • March10 (10%)
  • April6 (6.1%)
  • May11 (11%)
  • June7 (7.1%)
  • July16 (16%)
  • August15 (15%)
  • September7 (7.1%)
  • October7 (7.1%)
  • November6 (6.1%)
  • December4 (4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight68 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds81 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)
  • Other3 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry69 (70%)
  • Wet or damp28 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)
  • Snow1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph30 (30%)
  • 60 mph68 (69%)
  • 70 mph1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway95 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant70 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (27%)
  • Pedestrian16 (12%)
  • Cyclist6 (4.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 102 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.7%)
  • 16 to 2047 (35%)
  • 21 to 2527 (20%)
  • 26 to 3514 (10%)
  • 36 to 457 (5.2%)
  • 46 to 5512 (9%)
  • 56 to 658 (6%)
  • 66 to 759 (6.7%)
  • Over 757 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider77 (57%)
  • Passenger41 (31%)
  • Pedestrian16 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car97 (60%)
  • Motorcycle37 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (3.1%)
  • Minibus4 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 in West Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 1986

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 1986: 35, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39354716
2ndA3587802
3rdA39661301
4thB31914911
5thB32244511
6thB31903502
7thB32232400
8thB31881100
9thB32221100

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 1986

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 1986: 18.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 1986

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 1986: 52.

Somerset and its former districts in 1986

Somerset recorded 1,752 collisions in 1986, and 5.7% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 1986, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 18 December 1986.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years