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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 453 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1980, and 626 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 192 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1979 (475), and casualties fell from 637.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,868 collisions in Somerset West and Taunton.

District council until April 2023, now part of Somerset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1980
453
Down 5% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
626
Down 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
17
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
192
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 1980

3.8% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1980 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.8%
  • Serious19242%
  • Slight24454%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.9%
  • Serious22536%
  • Slight38361%

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset West and Taunton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 542 in 2001. 1980 is highlighted, with 453, down 5% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025212297
2024217303
2023172253
2022176242
2021194273
2020131168
2019278373
2018263369
2017298458
2016299443
2015268373
2014323434
2013325447
2012275383
2011339525
2010363497
2009367538
2008437619
2007483677
2006504706
2005518731
2004479621
2003481649
2002490671
2001542735
2000529721
1999453623
1998500665
1997466633
1996454606
1995456647
1994465636
1993395547
1992474632
1991434587
1990479594
1989465617
1988502653
1987493651
1986456618
1985476632
1984514712
1983498658
1982466638
1981531674
1980453626
1979475637

When and where crashes happen in Somerset West and Taunton in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (11%)
  • Wednesday71 (16%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday80 (18%)
  • Saturday77 (17%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (6.8%)
  • February27 (6%)
  • March31 (6.8%)
  • April59 (13%)
  • May40 (8.8%)
  • June28 (6.2%)
  • July48 (11%)
  • August32 (7.1%)
  • September32 (7.1%)
  • October37 (8.2%)
  • November43 (9.5%)
  • December45 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (65%)
  • Wet or damp145 (32%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph211 (47%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph117 (26%)
  • 70 mph104 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant291 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (27%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)
  • Cyclist54 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1555 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20184 (29%)
  • 21 to 2574 (12%)
  • 26 to 3568 (11%)
  • 36 to 4546 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 5560 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6561 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.1%)
  • Over 7518 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider387 (62%)
  • Passenger171 (27%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car428 (56%)
  • Motorcycle172 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 1980

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1980 in Somerset West and Taunton

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 1980

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1980: 72, including 3 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387284326
2ndA3585483226
3rdA394254217
4thA3613756012
5thM5121505
6thA30388804
7thA39681405
8thB313981614
9thB315161233
10thB31876905
11thA37851003
12thA30273301
13thB31703601
14thB31902302
15thB31912502
16thB32222201
17thA3571100
18thB32231100

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1980

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 1980: 140.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1980

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 1980: 113.

Somerset and its former districts in 1980

Somerset recorded 1,793 collisions in 1980, and 25% of them were in the old Somerset West and Taunton district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1980, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years