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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 593 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1979, and 813 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 233 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,713 collisions in Bath and North East Somerset.

Collisions in 1979
593
Casualties in 1979
813
Fatal collisions
11
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
233
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 1979

1.9% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1979 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious23339%
  • Slight34959%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious28735%
  • Slight51363%

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bath and North East Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1980. 1979 is highlighted, with 593.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025202250
2024187249
202376101
2022190244
2021177216
2020175222
2019253323
2018262337
2017251333
2016243313
2015303419
2014284379
2013320415
2012333440
2011385491
2010371491
2009427564
2008390540
2007470600
2006474620
2005545705
2004449593
2003446603
2002453594
2001475599
2000446595
1999500725
1998459597
1997418577
1996304420
1995446594
1994342446
1993349460
1992361486
1991375510
1990457611
1989535699
1988554692
1987495619
1986515675
1985506667
1984573739
1983558706
1982592769
1981593790
1980601800
1979593813

When and where crashes happen in Bath and North East Somerset in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (12%)
  • Tuesday94 (16%)
  • Wednesday88 (15%)
  • Thursday80 (13%)
  • Friday94 (16%)
  • Saturday93 (16%)
  • Sunday70 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.2%)
  • February35 (5.9%)
  • March49 (8.3%)
  • April51 (8.6%)
  • May48 (8.1%)
  • June51 (8.6%)
  • July37 (6.2%)
  • August44 (7.4%)
  • September49 (8.3%)
  • October58 (9.8%)
  • November64 (11%)
  • December70 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight414 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit123 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (9.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds495 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (8.9%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry375 (63%)
  • Wet or damp168 (28%)
  • Frost or ice32 (5.4%)
  • Snow17 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph386 (65%)
  • 40 mph23 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph182 (31%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway530 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant363 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist218 (27%)
  • Pedestrian121 (15%)
  • Cyclist54 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1040 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1556 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20241 (30%)
  • 21 to 25136 (17%)
  • 26 to 3595 (12%)
  • 36 to 4564 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5551 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.7%)
  • Over 7524 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider480 (59%)
  • Passenger212 (26%)
  • Pedestrian121 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car651 (60%)
  • Motorcycle216 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach30 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Bath and North East Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bath and North East Somerset ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had the 148th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
148th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
80th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 1979

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1979: 82, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA482109128
2ndA3675878216
3rdA363244114
4thA37223619
5thB3355202209
6thA391622110
7thA362141607
8thB3116131406
9thA431121517
10thA368111506
11thB3110112525
12thA3039101101
13thA417591303
14thA36371104
15thA467904
16thB311561214
17thA306251002
18thB313051001
19thB31114401
20thB31144400

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1979

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 1979: 254.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1979

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 1979: 205.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1979, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years