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South Gloucestershire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 909 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1980, and 1,214 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 370 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1979 (855), and casualties rose from 1,193.

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

Collisions in 1980
909
Up 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,214
Up 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
25
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
370
41% of collisions

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire in 1980

2.8% of collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1980 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2.1% and 18% in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal252.8%
  • Serious37041%
  • Slight51457%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal282.3%
  • Serious45437%
  • Slight73260%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. 1980 is highlighted, with 909, up 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday128 (14%)
  • Tuesday130 (14%)
  • Wednesday115 (13%)
  • Thursday127 (14%)
  • Friday158 (17%)
  • Saturday131 (14%)
  • Sunday120 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59124 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (8.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59155 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59131 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59132 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January84 (9.2%)
  • February57 (6.3%)
  • March67 (7.4%)
  • April88 (9.7%)
  • May70 (7.7%)
  • June79 (8.7%)
  • July85 (9.4%)
  • August84 (9.2%)
  • September77 (8.5%)
  • October53 (5.8%)
  • November84 (9.2%)
  • December81 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight613 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit219 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds691 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds27 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other49 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry623 (69%)
  • Wet or damp259 (28%)
  • Frost or ice26 (2.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph508 (56%)
  • 40 mph52 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph98 (11%)
  • 70 mph245 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway722 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway154 (17%)
  • Roundabout26 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant533 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist381 (31%)
  • Pedestrian128 (11%)
  • Cyclist97 (8%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1052 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 15103 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20391 (32%)
  • 21 to 25148 (12%)
  • 26 to 35170 (14%)
  • 36 to 45118 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5591 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6569 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.3%)
  • Over 7517 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider808 (67%)
  • Passenger278 (23%)
  • Pedestrian128 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car977 (60%)
  • Motorcycle381 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Gloucestershire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in South Gloucestershire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How South Gloucestershire ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 91st most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
91st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
26th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes in 1980

The A432 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1980: 64, including 2 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4326478230
2ndA385480622
3rdA4205264015
4thB40584359422
5thM44272012
6thA41743944014
7thB44653148116
8thA4312736113
9thM52633210
10thA4017242908
11thA4175243018
12thA462135111
13thB4060131717
14thM32132004
15thB4057121616
16thB4061122114
17thB4059101405
18thB4461101101
19thA40187803
20thA40361103

Towns in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1980

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire in 1980: 292.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1980

BS16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire in 1980: 174.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1980, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

South Gloucestershire road accidents in other years