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South Gloucestershire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 855 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1979, and 1,193 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 331 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 31,003 collisions in South Gloucestershire.

Collisions in 1979
855
Casualties in 1979
1,193
Fatal collisions
27
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
331
39% of collisions

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire in 1979

3.2% of collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1979 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2.1% and 18% in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal273.2%
  • Serious33139%
  • Slight49758%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal322.7%
  • Serious40934%
  • Slight75263%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. 1979 is highlighted, with 855.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025414535
2024321424
2023342437
2022354474
2021366480
2020332417
2019425582
2018434581
2017342453
2016399572
2015394522
2014423555
2013493647
2012489653
2011512705
2010621796
2009606802
2008609825
20077501,027
20067711,068
20058171,136
20048981,194
20037941,093
20028301,148
20018241,115
20008771,207
19999851,299
19988811,182
1997731987
1996640869
19958361,182
1994691918
1993678867
1992617854
1991631851
1990679917
1989564789
19888021,072
19877701,018
19868661,137
19858621,142
19848561,145
19839031,199
19829171,197
19818931,229
19809091,214
19798551,193

When and where crashes happen in South Gloucestershire in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (14%)
  • Tuesday114 (13%)
  • Wednesday106 (12%)
  • Thursday133 (16%)
  • Friday163 (19%)
  • Saturday116 (14%)
  • Sunday106 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5995 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59119 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59246 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59139 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59126 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (7.1%)
  • February71 (8.3%)
  • March46 (5.4%)
  • April59 (6.9%)
  • May83 (9.7%)
  • June70 (8.2%)
  • July69 (8.1%)
  • August77 (9%)
  • September72 (8.4%)
  • October82 (9.6%)
  • November82 (9.6%)
  • December83 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight557 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit212 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds631 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds107 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other49 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry536 (63%)
  • Wet or damp259 (30%)
  • Frost or ice43 (5%)
  • Snow15 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph508 (59%)
  • 40 mph18 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph328 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway662 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway148 (17%)
  • Roundabout34 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant583 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist312 (26%)
  • Pedestrian122 (10%)
  • Cyclist103 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (2%)
  • 6 to 1047 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1594 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20362 (30%)
  • 21 to 25165 (14%)
  • 26 to 35167 (14%)
  • 36 to 45109 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5585 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6582 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7538 (3.2%)
  • Over 7520 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider739 (62%)
  • Passenger332 (28%)
  • Pedestrian122 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car953 (62%)
  • Motorcycle315 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Gloucestershire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in South Gloucestershire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Gloucestershire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 98th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
98th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
32nd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes in 1979

The A432 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1979: 71, including 2 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4327189228
2ndA386883323
3rdM450100221
4thB40583145117
5thM53152113
6thA41743040012
7thA41752732010
8thA4202641311
9thB44652634010
10thA4312425012
11thA462243012
12thB4057223129
13thA4017162116
14thB4060141915
15thA403101313
16thB404691002
17thB405591314
18thB406191001
19thA401881315
20thB446181102

Towns in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1979

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire in 1979: 275.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1979

BS16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire in 1979: 162.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1979, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

South Gloucestershire road accidents in other years