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West Somerset road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 107 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 1987, and 148 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1986 (99), and casualties rose from 134.

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 1987
107
Up 8% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
148
Up 10% on 1986
Fatal collisions
3
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
29% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 1987

2.8% of collisions in West Somerset in 1987 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.8%
  • Serious3129%
  • Slight7368%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious3322%
  • Slight11276%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 107, up 8% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (9.3%)
  • Tuesday14 (13%)
  • Wednesday12 (11%)
  • Thursday18 (17%)
  • Friday11 (10%)
  • Saturday30 (28%)
  • Sunday12 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5927 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (5.6%)
  • February7 (6.5%)
  • March6 (5.6%)
  • April8 (7.5%)
  • May8 (7.5%)
  • June12 (11%)
  • July12 (11%)
  • August21 (20%)
  • September8 (7.5%)
  • October8 (7.5%)
  • November4 (3.7%)
  • December7 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight88 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (5.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds86 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (10%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (4.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry76 (71%)
  • Wet or damp26 (24%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph36 (34%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph70 (65%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway101 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant77 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (24%)
  • Pedestrian12 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist9 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 157 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2035 (24%)
  • 21 to 2523 (16%)
  • 26 to 3513 (8.8%)
  • 36 to 4513 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5514 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6512 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (7.4%)
  • Over 759 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider86 (58%)
  • Passenger50 (34%)
  • Pedestrian12 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car107 (58%)
  • Motorcycle32 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (2.2%)
  • Minibus3 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 in West Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 1987

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 1987: 45, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA394568213
2ndA35881403
3rdA3965612
4thB32235800
5thB31912201
6thB32222201
7thA3591100
8thB31881100
9thB31971101
10thB32241100

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 1987

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 1987: 14.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 1987

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 1987: 48.

Somerset and its former districts in 1987

Somerset recorded 1,726 collisions in 1987, and 6.2% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1987.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years