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Somerset road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,793 road traffic collisions in Somerset in 1980, and 2,502 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 59 were fatal and 641 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1979 (1,831), and casualties fell from 2,569.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 70,092 collisions in Somerset.

Collisions in 1980
1,793
Down 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
2,502
Down 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
59
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
641
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset in 1980

3.3% of collisions in Somerset in 1980 were fatal and 36% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal593.3%
  • Serious64136%
  • Slight1,09361%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal602.4%
  • Serious78731%
  • Slight1,65566%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. 1980 is highlighted, with 1,793, down 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258561,148
20248641,215
20237911,172
20227391,030
2021735996
2020637834
20199941,384
20189731,377
20171,0001,464
20161,0531,552
20151,0221,455
20141,1621,623
20131,1571,608
20121,0751,529
20111,1521,652
20101,2721,792
20091,4142,019
20081,5602,228
20071,7552,479
20061,8372,549
20051,8882,637
20041,7572,448
20031,7592,452
20021,8842,593
20011,8572,650
20001,8662,709
19991,8192,514
19981,8802,656
19971,8392,550
19961,6952,370
19951,7372,485
19941,6972,398
19931,5302,155
19921,6462,313
19911,7242,411
19901,8712,540
19891,7862,477
19881,7892,480
19871,7262,377
19861,7522,383
19851,7192,365
19841,8022,459
19831,7662,414
19821,7982,483
19811,8332,531
19801,7932,502
19791,8312,569

When and where crashes happen in Somerset in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday221 (12%)
  • Tuesday190 (11%)
  • Wednesday250 (14%)
  • Thursday251 (14%)
  • Friday333 (19%)
  • Saturday305 (17%)
  • Sunday243 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5991 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59185 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59262 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59287 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59443 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59276 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59226 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January130 (7.3%)
  • February97 (5.4%)
  • March133 (7.4%)
  • April142 (7.9%)
  • May147 (8.2%)
  • June143 (8%)
  • July185 (10%)
  • August196 (11%)
  • September154 (8.6%)
  • October166 (9.3%)
  • November135 (7.5%)
  • December165 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,284 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting272 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit227 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,379 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds218 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds45 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist20 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other88 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,171 (65%)
  • Wet or damp565 (32%)
  • Frost or ice55 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph787 (44%)
  • 40 mph48 (2.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph580 (32%)
  • 70 mph372 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,597 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout38 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,196 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist677 (27%)
  • Pedestrian261 (10%)
  • Cyclist195 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant79 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant33 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 10104 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 15173 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20765 (31%)
  • 21 to 25308 (12%)
  • 26 to 35339 (14%)
  • 36 to 45226 (9%)
  • 46 to 55179 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 65187 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 75131 (5.2%)
  • Over 7552 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,554 (62%)
  • Passenger687 (27%)
  • Pedestrian261 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,759 (58%)
  • Motorcycle669 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle205 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes155 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes145 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle45 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach44 (1.4%)
  • Minibus18 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Somerset ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 16th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
16th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
6th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Somerset with the most crashes in 1980

The A39 had the most collisions in Somerset in 1980: 162, including 5 fatal and 64 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39162255564
2ndA38144179359
3rdA36190129425
4thA35878121340
5thA30374140330
6thA3768105228
7thA306283217
8thB31394969519
9thA3714059114
10thM53749118
11thA3088365847
12thA3592835110
13thB3151284149
14thA362273605
15thA372243007
16thB3165171804
17thA36162624
18thA378162706
19thA357121402
20thB3135121912

Towns in Somerset: crashes in 1980

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

Postcode districts in Somerset: crashes in 1980

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset in 1980: 136.

Former districts in Somerset in 1980

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, South Somerset had the most collisions in 1980: 558.

Latest crashes in Somerset in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset in 1980, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Somerset road accidents in other years