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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 592 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1982, and 769 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 235 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1981 (593), and casualties fell from 790.

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

Collisions in 1982
592
Level with 1981
Casualties in 1982
769
Down 3% on 1981
Fatal collisions
13
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
235
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 1982

2.2% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1982 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.2%
  • Serious23540%
  • Slight34458%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.2%
  • Serious27336%
  • Slight47962%

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. 1982 is highlighted, with 592, level with 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (11%)
  • Wednesday105 (18%)
  • Thursday93 (16%)
  • Friday105 (18%)
  • Saturday82 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5939 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.1%)
  • February41 (6.9%)
  • March55 (9.3%)
  • April39 (6.6%)
  • May56 (9.5%)
  • June46 (7.8%)
  • July45 (7.6%)
  • August52 (8.8%)
  • September53 (9%)
  • October52 (8.8%)
  • November69 (12%)
  • December48 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight417 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds490 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry381 (64%)
  • Wet or damp197 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.4%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph400 (68%)
  • 40 mph30 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph153 (26%)
  • 70 mph9 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway530 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout12 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant299 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist227 (30%)
  • Pedestrian139 (18%)
  • Cyclist59 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1557 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20227 (30%)
  • 21 to 25101 (13%)
  • 26 to 35129 (17%)
  • 36 to 4566 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5551 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6536 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.9%)
  • Over 7515 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider448 (58%)
  • Passenger182 (24%)
  • Pedestrian139 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car592 (59%)
  • Motorcycle235 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had the 150th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
150th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 1982

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1982: 90, including 41 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA490109041
2ndA3675175117
3rdA364572418
4thA3039202308
5thA4175152204
6thA37141916
7thA46141608
8thA39122417
9thB3355121506
10thA362101212
11thA306281006
12thB311081102
13thB311681015
14thB31306805
15thA4315601
16thB31145712
17thA3634602
18thA3684601
19thB31114400
20thB31154403

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1982

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 1982: 277.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1982

BA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 1982: 199.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1982, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years