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Somerset road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,798 road traffic collisions in Somerset in 1982, and 2,483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 60 were fatal and 599 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1981 (1,833), and casualties fell from 2,531.

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

Collisions in 1982
1,798
Down 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
2,483
Down 2% on 1981
Fatal collisions
60
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
599
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset in 1982

3.3% of collisions in Somerset in 1982 were fatal and 33% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal603.3%
  • Serious59933%
  • Slight1,13963%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal652.6%
  • Serious73530%
  • Slight1,68368%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. 1982 is highlighted, with 1,798, down 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday215 (12%)
  • Tuesday235 (13%)
  • Wednesday264 (15%)
  • Thursday237 (13%)
  • Friday317 (18%)
  • Saturday310 (17%)
  • Sunday220 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5999 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59192 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59216 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59314 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59434 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59283 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59242 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January111 (6.2%)
  • February99 (5.5%)
  • March125 (7%)
  • April162 (9%)
  • May143 (8%)
  • June145 (8.1%)
  • July163 (9.1%)
  • August179 (10%)
  • September168 (9.3%)
  • October165 (9.2%)
  • November168 (9.3%)
  • December170 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,277 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting281 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit213 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,387 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds169 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds41 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (2%)
  • Fog or mist31 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other114 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,193 (66%)
  • Wet or damp548 (30%)
  • Frost or ice42 (2.3%)
  • Snow14 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph801 (45%)
  • 40 mph44 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph892 (50%)
  • 70 mph54 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,625 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout34 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,215 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist641 (26%)
  • Pedestrian274 (11%)
  • Cyclist220 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant67 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1089 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 15171 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20792 (32%)
  • 21 to 25324 (13%)
  • 26 to 35335 (13%)
  • 36 to 45222 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 55183 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 65154 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 75117 (4.7%)
  • Over 7564 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,520 (61%)
  • Passenger689 (28%)
  • Pedestrian274 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,842 (59%)
  • Motorcycle644 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle227 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes158 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes135 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach40 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle37 (1.2%)
  • Minibus9 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 19th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
19th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
16th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Somerset with the most crashes in 1982

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset in 1982: 154, including 7 fatal and 53 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38154220753
2ndA39141205558
3rdA36194144534
4thA35891127339
5thA307195125
6thA3769113321
7thA30359102419
8thB31394458211
9thA3714360018
10thB3151334308
11thM53146014
12thA359303817
13thA372293907
14thA3088212214
15thA378151935
16thA3038131316
17thA362131702
18thB3135121803
19thB3165111603
20thA36101401

Towns in Somerset: crashes in 1982

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset in 1982: 169.

Postcode districts in Somerset: crashes in 1982

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset in 1982: 141.

Former districts in Somerset in 1982

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, Sedgemoor had the most collisions in 1982: 591.

Latest crashes in Somerset in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset in 1982, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Somerset road accidents in other years