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Somerset road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,766 road traffic collisions in Somerset in 1983, and 2,414 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 46 were fatal and 619 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1982 (1,798), and casualties fell from 2,483.

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

Collisions in 1983
1,766
Down 2% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
2,414
Down 3% on 1982
Fatal collisions
46
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
619
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset in 1983

2.6% of collisions in Somerset in 1983 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal462.6%
  • Serious61935%
  • Slight1,10162%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal492%
  • Serious75031%
  • Slight1,61567%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. 1983 is highlighted, with 1,766, down 2% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday244 (14%)
  • Tuesday222 (13%)
  • Wednesday219 (12%)
  • Thursday274 (16%)
  • Friday282 (16%)
  • Saturday318 (18%)
  • Sunday207 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5984 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59194 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59244 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59324 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59440 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59247 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59216 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January116 (6.6%)
  • February100 (5.7%)
  • March143 (8.1%)
  • April122 (6.9%)
  • May149 (8.4%)
  • June165 (9.3%)
  • July192 (11%)
  • August149 (8.4%)
  • September165 (9.3%)
  • October165 (9.3%)
  • November137 (7.8%)
  • December163 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,285 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting243 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit224 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,361 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds215 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (2%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other95 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,191 (67%)
  • Wet or damp531 (30%)
  • Frost or ice33 (1.9%)
  • Snow7 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph803 (45%)
  • 40 mph39 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph842 (48%)
  • 70 mph77 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,585 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (6%)
  • Roundabout38 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,088 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist657 (27%)
  • Pedestrian285 (12%)
  • Cyclist222 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant53 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant33 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1078 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 15176 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20750 (31%)
  • 21 to 25321 (13%)
  • 26 to 35317 (13%)
  • 36 to 45251 (10%)
  • 46 to 55173 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 65155 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7592 (3.8%)
  • Over 7547 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,492 (62%)
  • Passenger637 (26%)
  • Pedestrian285 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,818 (59%)
  • Motorcycle642 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle230 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes145 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes145 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle40 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach39 (1.3%)
  • Minibus24 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Somerset ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 19th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
19th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Somerset with the most crashes in 1983

The A39 had the most collisions in Somerset in 1983: 156, including 3 fatal and 55 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39156238355
2ndA38146197457
3rdA35891134337
4thA36181108729
5thA3078108224
6thA30364102524
7thA375873114
8thM54888316
9thA3714260117
10thA3723442013
11thB31393040212
12thB31512942012
13thA3088263304
14thA359243102
15thA3038202202
16thA362202409
17thA36163319
18thB3165151905
19thA356131603
20thA3027111102

Towns in Somerset: crashes in 1983

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset in 1983: 166.

Postcode districts in Somerset: crashes in 1983

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset in 1983: 166.

Former districts in Somerset in 1983

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, South Somerset had the most collisions in 1983: 580.

Latest crashes in Somerset in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset in 1983, none were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Somerset road accidents in other years