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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 601 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1980, and 800 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 254 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1979 (593), and casualties fell from 813.

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

Collisions in 1980
601
Up 1% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
800
Down 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
21
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
254
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 1980

3.5% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1980 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.5%
  • Serious25442%
  • Slight32654%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal212.6%
  • Serious31439%
  • Slight46558%

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. 1980 is highlighted, with 601, up 1% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (12%)
  • Tuesday81 (13%)
  • Wednesday84 (14%)
  • Thursday82 (14%)
  • Friday114 (19%)
  • Saturday88 (15%)
  • Sunday78 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5987 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (5.8%)
  • February39 (6.5%)
  • March49 (8.2%)
  • April53 (8.8%)
  • May55 (9.2%)
  • June51 (8.5%)
  • July44 (7.3%)
  • August53 (8.8%)
  • September51 (8.5%)
  • October60 (10%)
  • November47 (7.8%)
  • December64 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight421 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit135 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds515 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry410 (68%)
  • Wet or damp176 (29%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph418 (70%)
  • 40 mph26 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph94 (16%)
  • 70 mph62 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway545 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist247 (31%)
  • Pedestrian130 (16%)
  • Cyclist51 (6.4%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20247 (31%)
  • 21 to 25112 (14%)
  • 26 to 35113 (14%)
  • 36 to 4567 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5564 (8%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.3%)
  • Over 7516 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider455 (57%)
  • Passenger215 (27%)
  • Pedestrian130 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car635 (59%)
  • Motorcycle239 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach34 (3.2%)
  • Minibus10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Bath and North East Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bath and North East Somerset ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had the 146th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
146th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
63rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 1980

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1980: 81, including 6 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA481109631
2ndA3676590329
3rdA364554017
4thA372543411
5thA3621822012
6thA3039171805
7thB3355161703
8thB3110152617
9thA4175132005
10thA431121511
11thB3116101214
12thA36891305
13thA3991305
14thA36371103
15thA30626702
16thB31156603
17thB311451101
18thB313051204
19thB31114400
20thA463502

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1980

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 1980: 285.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1980

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 1980: 217.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1980, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years