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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 558 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1983, and 706 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 234 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1982 (592), and casualties fell from 769.

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

Collisions in 1983
558
Down 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
706
Down 8% on 1982
Fatal collisions
15
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
234
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 1983

2.7% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1983 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.7%
  • Serious23442%
  • Slight30955%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.4%
  • Serious26838%
  • Slight42160%

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. 1983 is highlighted, with 558, down 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (13%)
  • Tuesday68 (12%)
  • Wednesday75 (13%)
  • Thursday95 (17%)
  • Friday84 (15%)
  • Saturday85 (15%)
  • Sunday77 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7%)
  • February28 (5%)
  • March54 (9.7%)
  • April35 (6.3%)
  • May45 (8.1%)
  • June53 (9.5%)
  • July53 (9.5%)
  • August40 (7.2%)
  • September48 (8.6%)
  • October61 (11%)
  • November51 (9.1%)
  • December51 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight397 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds457 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry375 (67%)
  • Wet or damp176 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph384 (69%)
  • 40 mph23 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph151 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway514 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist231 (33%)
  • Pedestrian142 (20%)
  • Cyclist54 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1564 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20208 (29%)
  • 21 to 25110 (16%)
  • 26 to 35102 (14%)
  • 36 to 4553 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5538 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.5%)
  • Over 7521 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider421 (60%)
  • Passenger143 (20%)
  • Pedestrian142 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car576 (61%)
  • Motorcycle224 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Bath and North East Somerset

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bath and North East Somerset ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had the 150th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
150th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
163rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 1983

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1983: 61, including 4 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA46175422
2ndA365366225
3rdA3674962025
4thA37193017
5thB3116161806
6thA362152016
7thA39131505
8thB3355131614
9thA3039101003
10thA4175101113
11thB3110102214
12thA43191110
13thA36881404
14thB311481104
15thB313081004
16thA4671315
17thB311571101
18thB31115903
19thA30623401
20thA3631100

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1983

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 1983: 256.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1983

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 1983: 205.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1983, 1 was fatal and 15 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years