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South Gloucestershire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 856 road traffic collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1984, and 1,145 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 270 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1983 (903), and casualties fell from 1,199.

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

Collisions in 1984
856
Down 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,145
Down 5% on 1983
Fatal collisions
25
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
270
32% of collisions

Crash severity in South Gloucestershire in 1984

2.9% of collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1984 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.1% and 18% in South Gloucestershire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal252.9%
  • Serious27032%
  • Slight56166%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal272.4%
  • Serious34330%
  • Slight77568%

South Gloucestershire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Gloucestershire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 985 in 1999. 1984 is highlighted, with 856, down 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (13%)
  • Tuesday111 (13%)
  • Wednesday131 (15%)
  • Thursday128 (15%)
  • Friday160 (19%)
  • Saturday125 (15%)
  • Sunday87 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59118 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59126 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59215 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59160 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59100 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (7%)
  • February59 (6.9%)
  • March56 (6.5%)
  • April64 (7.5%)
  • May70 (8.2%)
  • June77 (9%)
  • July66 (7.7%)
  • August80 (9.3%)
  • September90 (11%)
  • October85 (9.9%)
  • November75 (8.8%)
  • December74 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight617 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit163 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds676 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds109 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry573 (67%)
  • Wet or damp267 (31%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph421 (49%)
  • 40 mph98 (11%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph239 (28%)
  • 70 mph90 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway687 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway136 (16%)
  • Roundabout30 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant555 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist341 (30%)
  • Pedestrian109 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist91 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1049 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1573 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20356 (31%)
  • 21 to 25182 (16%)
  • 26 to 35155 (14%)
  • 36 to 45117 (10%)
  • 46 to 5572 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6560 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.5%)
  • Over 7515 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider736 (64%)
  • Passenger300 (26%)
  • Pedestrian109 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car983 (61%)
  • Motorcycle340 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle95 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Gloucestershire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, South Gloucestershire had the 90th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
90th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
46th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in South Gloucestershire with the most crashes in 1984

The A432 had the most collisions in South Gloucestershire in 1984: 76, including 4 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Gloucestershire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4327694430
2ndA385367115
3rdM44285113
4thA4203242011
5thB40582839013
6thA4174273517
7thA431262916
8thM5254336
9thB4057192619
10thB4465192916
11thA4175172615
12thA46164135
13thA4017151603
14thB4059152412
15thB4060141806
16thA403101402
17thA401891507
18thB406191102
19thB405571302
20thB44616802

Towns in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1984

Kingswood and Fishponds had the most collisions of any town in South Gloucestershire in 1984: 269.

Postcode districts in South Gloucestershire: crashes in 1984

BS16 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Gloucestershire in 1984: 159.

Latest crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in South Gloucestershire in 1984, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

South Gloucestershire road accidents in other years