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South Somerset road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 497 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 1982, and 701 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 151 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1981 (547), and casualties fell from 808.

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 1982
497
Down 9% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
701
Down 13% on 1981
Fatal collisions
16
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
151
30% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 1982

3.2% of collisions in South Somerset in 1982 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal163.2%
  • Serious15130%
  • Slight33066%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.6%
  • Serious19227%
  • Slight49170%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 1982 is highlighted, with 497, down 9% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (12%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (13%)
  • Friday78 (16%)
  • Saturday92 (19%)
  • Sunday62 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (4.4%)
  • February33 (6.6%)
  • March47 (9.5%)
  • April31 (6.2%)
  • May50 (10%)
  • June38 (7.6%)
  • July50 (10%)
  • August34 (6.8%)
  • September45 (9.1%)
  • October51 (10%)
  • November58 (12%)
  • December38 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight357 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (9.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other34 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry324 (65%)
  • Wet or damp158 (32%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (43%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph260 (52%)
  • 70 mph13 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway440 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.8%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist175 (25%)
  • Pedestrian73 (10%)
  • Cyclist48 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20237 (34%)
  • 21 to 2590 (13%)
  • 26 to 3592 (13%)
  • 36 to 4552 (7.4%)
  • 46 to 5545 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.4%)
  • Over 7523 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider408 (58%)
  • Passenger220 (31%)
  • Pedestrian73 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car539 (63%)
  • Motorcycle174 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

The A30 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 1982: 71, including 1 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA307195125
2ndA30359102419
3rdA359293716
4thA37295427
5thA3582638014
6thA3088212214
7thA378111315
8thB3151111402
9thA35691100
10thA37281303
11thB31537703
12thB31656902
13thA3715502
14thB31394600
15thA30373400
16thA3573302
17thB31403601
18thB31683401
19thB30812500
20thB31522200

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 1982

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 1982: 97.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 1982

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 1982: 97.

Somerset and its former districts in 1982

Somerset recorded 1,798 collisions in 1982, and 28% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 1982, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years