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Bristol road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,575 road traffic collisions in Bristol in 1984, and 1,833 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 32 were fatal and 308 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1983 (1,593), and casualties fell from 1,903.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,575
Down 1% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,833
Down 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
32
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
308
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Bristol in 1984

2% of collisions in Bristol in 1984 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.2% and 15% in Bristol from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal322%
  • Serious30820%
  • Slight1,23578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal331.8%
  • Serious34419%
  • Slight1,45679%

Bristol road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bristol, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,745 in 1982. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,575, down 1% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984: 1,575
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday236 (15%)
  • Tuesday235 (15%)
  • Wednesday211 (13%)
  • Thursday256 (16%)
  • Friday256 (16%)
  • Saturday223 (14%)
  • Sunday158 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5976 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59187 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59197 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59251 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59408 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59241 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59202 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January159 (10%)
  • February117 (7.4%)
  • March136 (8.6%)
  • April116 (7.4%)
  • May133 (8.4%)
  • June139 (8.8%)
  • July147 (9.3%)
  • August140 (8.9%)
  • September123 (7.8%)
  • October134 (8.5%)
  • November128 (8.1%)
  • December103 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,128 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit439 (28%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,284 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds237 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,175 (75%)
  • Wet or damp386 (25%)
  • Frost or ice11 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph1,521 (97%)
  • 40 mph19 (1.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph11 (0.7%)
  • 70 mph14 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,299 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road90 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout70 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bristol in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist632 (34%)
  • Car occupant458 (25%)
  • Pedestrian436 (24%)
  • Cyclist200 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant75 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 550 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 10101 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 15130 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20621 (34%)
  • 21 to 25264 (14%)
  • 26 to 35242 (13%)
  • 36 to 45115 (6.3%)
  • 46 to 55118 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6588 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7562 (3.4%)
  • Over 7542 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,074 (59%)
  • Pedestrian436 (24%)
  • Passenger323 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,550 (59%)
  • Motorcycle652 (25%)
  • Pedal cycle209 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach82 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bristol in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Bristol

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bristol ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bristol had the 26th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
31st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
35th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Bristol with the most crashes in 1984

The A38 had the most collisions in Bristol in 1984: 177, including 2 fatal and 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bristol, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38177209239
2ndA401895110118
3rdA492110318
4thA420647726
5thA4044535919
6thA432505609
7thB40513844210
8thA37343605
9thB4469313512
10thB4465262706
11thB4054253003
12thA4174192105
13thB4056192712
14thA403172414
15thB4468171913
16thA370141702
17thB4052131304
18thB4053131602
19thB4058131600
20thA3029121411

Towns in Bristol: crashes in 1984

Bristol itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 1,304.

Postcode districts in Bristol: crashes in 1984

BS1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bristol in 1984: 234.

Latest crashes in Bristol in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Bristol in 1984, 4 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Bristol road accidents in other years