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West Somerset road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 99 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 1988, and 143 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1987 (107), and casualties fell from 148.

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 1988
99
Down 7% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
143
Down 3% on 1987
Fatal collisions
2
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
23% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 1988

2% of collisions in West Somerset in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22%
  • Serious2323%
  • Slight7475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious2719%
  • Slight11480%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 99, down 7% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (19%)
  • Tuesday12 (12%)
  • Wednesday11 (11%)
  • Thursday8 (8.1%)
  • Friday14 (14%)
  • Saturday20 (20%)
  • Sunday15 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (8.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (23%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5921 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:599 (9.1%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (6.1%)
  • February4 (4%)
  • March5 (5.1%)
  • April13 (13%)
  • May11 (11%)
  • June7 (7.1%)
  • July6 (6.1%)
  • August7 (7.1%)
  • September5 (5.1%)
  • October17 (17%)
  • November9 (9.1%)
  • December9 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight72 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds83 (84%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (5.1%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (5.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other2 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry68 (69%)
  • Wet or damp28 (28%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)
  • Snow1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph28 (28%)
  • 60 mph71 (72%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway95 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1%)
  • Roundabout1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant94 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (17%)
  • Pedestrian10 (7%)
  • Cyclist5 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (4.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2035 (24%)
  • 21 to 2523 (16%)
  • 26 to 3521 (15%)
  • 36 to 4511 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5516 (11%)
  • 56 to 6512 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 757 (4.9%)
  • Over 752 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider82 (57%)
  • Passenger51 (36%)
  • Pedestrian10 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car122 (71%)
  • Motorcycle24 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 1988: 42, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA394269214
2ndA35891201
3rdB32244801
4thA3963501
5thB31903301
6thB31913401
7thB31882300
8thB32222200
9thB32231100

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 1988

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 1988: 19.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 1988

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 1988: 49.

Somerset and its former districts in 1988

Somerset recorded 1,789 collisions in 1988, and 5.5% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 1988, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1988.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years