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Bristol road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,465 road traffic collisions in Bristol in 1980, and 1,772 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 410 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1979 (1,600), and casualties fell from 1,918.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 59,613 collisions in Bristol.

Collisions in 1980
1,465
Down 8% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,772
Down 8% on 1979
Fatal collisions
25
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
410
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Bristol in 1980

1.7% of collisions in Bristol in 1980 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Bristol from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal251.7%
  • Serious41028%
  • Slight1,03070%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal261.5%
  • Serious46626%
  • Slight1,28072%

Bristol road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bristol, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,745 in 1982. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,465, down 8% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025753844
2024841955
2023809935
2022873988
2021835917
2020646770
20199671,131
20189471,144
20178481,014
20161,0231,199
20159421,155
20141,0241,201
20139361,110
20121,0771,336
20111,0401,281
20101,0871,348
20091,1831,425
20081,1061,347
20071,4431,748
20061,4651,806
20051,4981,818
20041,4711,829
20031,4781,837
20021,5751,959
20011,5451,946
20001,5271,897
19991,6592,086
19981,5932,003
19971,2781,597
19961,3621,651
19951,3161,567
19941,2631,584
19931,3411,606
19921,2001,431
19911,2781,506
19901,3251,551
19891,4081,660
19881,5291,805
19871,5391,810
19861,5481,825
19851,5081,792
19841,5751,833
19831,5931,903
19821,7452,149
19811,5491,838
19801,4651,772
19791,6001,918

When and where crashes happen in Bristol in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday206 (14%)
  • Tuesday200 (14%)
  • Wednesday225 (15%)
  • Thursday252 (17%)
  • Friday244 (17%)
  • Saturday200 (14%)
  • Sunday138 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5975 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59174 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59193 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59252 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59383 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59185 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59188 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January131 (8.9%)
  • February122 (8.3%)
  • March134 (9.1%)
  • April118 (8.1%)
  • May109 (7.4%)
  • June121 (8.3%)
  • July134 (9.1%)
  • August101 (6.9%)
  • September119 (8.1%)
  • October124 (8.5%)
  • November137 (9.4%)
  • December115 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,050 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit407 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,161 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds257 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,041 (71%)
  • Wet or damp398 (27%)
  • Frost or ice23 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph1,410 (96%)
  • 40 mph27 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph9 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph7 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,160 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout99 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road94 (6.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bristol in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant527 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist472 (27%)
  • Pedestrian441 (25%)
  • Cyclist171 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant113 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant25 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1095 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 15121 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20486 (27%)
  • 21 to 25245 (14%)
  • 26 to 35268 (15%)
  • 36 to 45128 (7.2%)
  • 46 to 55105 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 65143 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7596 (5.4%)
  • Over 7543 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider935 (53%)
  • Pedestrian441 (25%)
  • Passenger396 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,437 (59%)
  • Motorcycle507 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle179 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach130 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (2%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.5%)
  • Minibus10 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bristol in 1980

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1980 in Bristol

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bristol ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bristol had the 27th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
27th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bristol with the most crashes in 1980

The A38 had the most collisions in Bristol in 1980: 153, including 1 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bristol, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38153175139
2ndA4100120331
3rdA401879109121
4thA4205769115
5thA4325775117
6thA40444558210
7thA373542112
8thB4469313213
9thB40512932110
10thB4465293103
11thA4174253229
12thB4054253017
13thA3029202318
14thA370192109
15thB4052161701
16thB4056161815
17thB3122152206
18thA431131603
19thB4058111302
20thB4048101600

Towns in Bristol: crashes in 1980

Bristol itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 1,222.

Postcode districts in Bristol: crashes in 1980

BS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bristol in 1980: 245.

Latest crashes in Bristol in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Bristol in 1980, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Bristol road accidents in other years