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North Somerset road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 650 road traffic collisions in North Somerset in 1979, and 901 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 225 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 22,130 collisions in North Somerset.

Collisions in 1979
650
Casualties in 1979
901
Fatal collisions
13
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
225
35% of collisions

Crash severity in North Somerset in 1979

2% of collisions in North Somerset in 1979 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2% and 19% in North Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132%
  • Serious22535%
  • Slight41263%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious27631%
  • Slight61168%

North Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1980. 1979 is highlighted, with 650.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025285361
2024288379
2023263336
2022248325
2021209281
2020254326
2019296404
2018340464
2017333483
2016326467
2015339450
2014370509
2013403559
2012416573
2011448631
2010465656
2009483692
2008469666
2007624838
2006563798
2005608846
2004688907
2003596815
2002576765
2001585856
2000564793
1999644885
1998580819
1997567830
1996556729
1995546729
1994415613
1993489644
1992451638
1991540735
1990480610
1989580764
1988394581
1987331470
1986372555
1985488702
1984435590
1983532733
1982630882
1981674914
19807371,020
1979650901

When and where crashes happen in North Somerset in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (14%)
  • Tuesday81 (12%)
  • Wednesday89 (14%)
  • Thursday91 (14%)
  • Friday105 (16%)
  • Saturday110 (17%)
  • Sunday81 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59172 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (6.6%)
  • February47 (7.2%)
  • March45 (6.9%)
  • April50 (7.7%)
  • May61 (9.4%)
  • June57 (8.8%)
  • July64 (9.8%)
  • August51 (7.8%)
  • September69 (11%)
  • October52 (8%)
  • November49 (7.5%)
  • December62 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight462 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds486 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other26 (4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry422 (65%)
  • Wet or damp188 (29%)
  • Frost or ice25 (3.8%)
  • Snow15 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph364 (56%)
  • 40 mph30 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 70 mph245 (38%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway573 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Somerset in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant469 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist202 (22%)
  • Pedestrian116 (13%)
  • Cyclist63 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant16 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1045 (5%)
  • 11 to 1559 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20277 (31%)
  • 21 to 25101 (11%)
  • 26 to 35121 (13%)
  • 36 to 4572 (8%)
  • 46 to 5563 (7%)
  • 56 to 6560 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7543 (4.8%)
  • Over 7543 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider511 (57%)
  • Passenger274 (30%)
  • Pedestrian116 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car698 (64%)
  • Motorcycle207 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Somerset in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in North Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Somerset ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Somerset had the 134th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
134th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in North Somerset with the most crashes in 1979

The A370 had the most collisions in North Somerset in 1979: 132, including 2 fatal and 43 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Somerset, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA370132166243
2ndB31303342111
3rdA383046019
4thM52856411
5thA3692129112
6thB3133193507
7thA3711823010
8thB3128172816
9thA3033141702
10thB3124131707
11thA36871002
12thB31294501
13thB31462401
14thA2701400

Towns in North Somerset: crashes in 1979

Weston-super-Mare had the most collisions of any town in North Somerset in 1979: 239.

Postcode districts in North Somerset: crashes in 1979

BS23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Somerset in 1979: 149.

Latest crashes in North Somerset in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in North Somerset in 1979, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

North Somerset road accidents in other years