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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 573 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1984, and 739 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 226 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1983 (558), and casualties rose from 706.

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

Collisions in 1984
573
Up 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
739
Up 5% on 1983
Fatal collisions
12
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
226
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 1984

2.1% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1984 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious22639%
  • Slight33558%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious25935%
  • Slight46863%

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. 1984 is highlighted, with 573, up 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (16%)
  • Tuesday70 (12%)
  • Wednesday98 (17%)
  • Thursday74 (13%)
  • Friday100 (17%)
  • Saturday78 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (9.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59140 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5978 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.9%)
  • February52 (9.1%)
  • March38 (6.6%)
  • April42 (7.3%)
  • May40 (7%)
  • June43 (7.5%)
  • July45 (7.9%)
  • August44 (7.7%)
  • September54 (9.4%)
  • October71 (12%)
  • November46 (8%)
  • December53 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight406 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds473 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry379 (66%)
  • Wet or damp185 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph375 (65%)
  • 40 mph35 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph152 (27%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway516 (90%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout17 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant313 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist225 (30%)
  • Pedestrian111 (15%)
  • Cyclist57 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20236 (32%)
  • 21 to 25108 (15%)
  • 26 to 35109 (15%)
  • 36 to 4560 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5548 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.9%)
  • Over 7522 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider449 (61%)
  • Passenger179 (24%)
  • Pedestrian111 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car577 (58%)
  • Motorcycle238 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had the 156th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
156th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
164th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 1984

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1984: 82, including 1 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA482102130
2ndA365672019
3rdA3674568019
4thA37254018
5thB33552024010
6thA391824112
7thA431162205
8thA3039151515
9thB3116141622
10thA4175131807
11thB3110101502
12thA36891106
13thA4681203
14thB311581205
15thA30627704
16thA3627904
17thA3635901
18thB31303300
19thB31141101

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1984

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 1984: 262.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1984

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 1984: 220.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1984, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years