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Somerset road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,802 road traffic collisions in Somerset in 1984, and 2,459 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 54 were fatal and 621 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1983 (1,766), and casualties rose from 2,414.

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

Collisions in 1984
1,802
Up 2% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
2,459
Up 2% on 1983
Fatal collisions
54
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
621
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset in 1984

3% of collisions in Somerset in 1984 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal543%
  • Serious62134%
  • Slight1,12763%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal602.4%
  • Serious77031%
  • Slight1,62966%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. 1984 is highlighted, with 1,802, up 2% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday253 (14%)
  • Tuesday234 (13%)
  • Wednesday246 (14%)
  • Thursday232 (13%)
  • Friday296 (16%)
  • Saturday305 (17%)
  • Sunday236 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5979 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59206 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59251 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59332 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59444 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59279 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59197 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January146 (8.1%)
  • February105 (5.8%)
  • March145 (8%)
  • April142 (7.9%)
  • May167 (9.3%)
  • June142 (7.9%)
  • July157 (8.7%)
  • August169 (9.4%)
  • September157 (8.7%)
  • October163 (9%)
  • November163 (9%)
  • December146 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,333 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit238 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting217 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,421 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds203 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds41 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds33 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist13 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Other78 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,206 (67%)
  • Wet or damp564 (31%)
  • Frost or ice23 (1.3%)
  • Snow7 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph839 (47%)
  • 40 mph51 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph832 (46%)
  • 70 mph76 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,606 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout42 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,135 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist677 (28%)
  • Pedestrian255 (10%)
  • Cyclist236 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant53 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)41 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 547 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1084 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 15169 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20786 (32%)
  • 21 to 25318 (13%)
  • 26 to 35308 (13%)
  • 36 to 45227 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 55180 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 65168 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7596 (3.9%)
  • Over 7576 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,508 (61%)
  • Passenger696 (28%)
  • Pedestrian255 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,886 (59%)
  • Motorcycle657 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle245 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes152 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes140 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach44 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle36 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car19 (0.6%)
  • Minibus14 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 17th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
17th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
15th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Somerset with the most crashes in 1984

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset in 1984: 154, including 8 fatal and 42 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38154207842
2ndA39134197656
3rdA35896144631
4thA36191128435
5thA3085123221
6thA30363103323
7thA375998120
8thA3714670210
9thM54380516
10thA3724147210
11thB31514059017
12thB31393138012
13thA359243008
14thA30882026010
15thA3038181814
16thA362182407
17thB3165161814
18thA378101302
19thB3135101303
20thB3153101611

Towns in Somerset: crashes in 1984

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset in 1984: 163.

Postcode districts in Somerset: crashes in 1984

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset in 1984: 172.

Former districts in Somerset in 1984

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, South Somerset had the most collisions in 1984: 552.

Latest crashes in Somerset in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset in 1984, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Somerset road accidents in other years