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South Somerset road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 558 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 1980, and 798 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 180 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1979 (541), and casualties fell from 817.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,867 collisions in South Somerset.

District council until April 2023, now part of Somerset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1980
558
Up 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
798
Down 2% on 1979
Fatal collisions
13
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
180
32% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 1980

2.3% of collisions in South Somerset in 1980 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious18032%
  • Slight36565%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious22528%
  • Slight56070%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 1980 is highlighted, with 558, up 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025242323
2024227345
2023224297
2022197282
2021197258
2020177230
2019260397
2018265382
2017265393
2016310444
2015323477
2014359492
2013332459
2012330475
2011324454
2010356491
2009406566
2008476698
2007535749
2006540748
2005544754
2004527764
2003526725
2002610831
2001555848
2000574879
1999585801
1998571832
1997541775
1996500725
1995543780
1994496709
1993415595
1992470664
1991562810
1990549780
1989545764
1988529772
1987518725
1986551758
1985536754
1984552756
1983580801
1982497701
1981547808
1980558798
1979541817

When and where crashes happen in South Somerset in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (11%)
  • Tuesday57 (10%)
  • Wednesday70 (13%)
  • Thursday93 (17%)
  • Friday108 (19%)
  • Saturday100 (18%)
  • Sunday67 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5970 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (10%)
  • February25 (4.5%)
  • March36 (6.5%)
  • April27 (4.8%)
  • May38 (6.8%)
  • June42 (7.5%)
  • July56 (10%)
  • August75 (13%)
  • September53 (9.5%)
  • October64 (11%)
  • November31 (5.6%)
  • December53 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight413 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other31 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry354 (63%)
  • Wet or damp180 (32%)
  • Frost or ice23 (4.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph231 (41%)
  • 40 mph10 (1.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph210 (38%)
  • 70 mph106 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway500 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist215 (27%)
  • Pedestrian78 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist55 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1557 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20240 (30%)
  • 21 to 2599 (12%)
  • 26 to 35118 (15%)
  • 36 to 4577 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5547 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7547 (5.9%)
  • Over 7514 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider500 (63%)
  • Passenger220 (28%)
  • Pedestrian78 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car557 (58%)
  • Motorcycle207 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in South Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 1980

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 1980: 73, including 2 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30373137230
2ndA306283217
3rdA3088365847
4thA373156111
5thA3592734110
6thA3582236113
7thB3165141503
8thA356111303
9thA357111302
10thA378111703
11thB3139101212
12thA37281202
13thB31517700
14thA30376802
15thB31536802
16thA37151002
17thB30813501
18thB31102201
19thB31402210
20thB31522202

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 1980

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 1980: 102.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 1980

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 1980: 135.

Somerset and its former districts in 1980

Somerset recorded 1,793 collisions in 1980, and 31% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 1980, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years