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South Somerset road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 580 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 1983, and 801 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1982 (497), and casualties rose from 701.

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 1983
580
Up 17% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
801
Up 14% on 1982
Fatal collisions
15
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
29% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 1983

2.6% of collisions in South Somerset in 1983 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.6%
  • Serious16829%
  • Slight39768%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162%
  • Serious20826%
  • Slight57772%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 1983 is highlighted, with 580, up 17% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (13%)
  • Wednesday70 (12%)
  • Thursday101 (17%)
  • Friday80 (14%)
  • Saturday104 (18%)
  • Sunday68 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.6%)
  • February31 (5.3%)
  • March45 (7.8%)
  • April39 (6.7%)
  • May48 (8.3%)
  • June58 (10%)
  • July53 (9.1%)
  • August56 (9.7%)
  • September57 (9.8%)
  • October64 (11%)
  • November41 (7.1%)
  • December44 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight434 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds439 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other37 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry393 (68%)
  • Wet or damp173 (30%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph249 (43%)
  • 40 mph6 (1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph309 (53%)
  • 70 mph14 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway524 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (4%)
  • Roundabout17 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist217 (27%)
  • Pedestrian88 (11%)
  • Cyclist54 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant16 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1561 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20242 (30%)
  • 21 to 25123 (15%)
  • 26 to 35109 (14%)
  • 36 to 4584 (10%)
  • 46 to 5550 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.5%)
  • Over 7520 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider486 (61%)
  • Passenger227 (28%)
  • Pedestrian88 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car608 (60%)
  • Motorcycle216 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in South Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 1983

The A30 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 1983: 78, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3078108224
2ndA30364102524
3rdA37374219
4thA3583153311
5thA3088263304
6thA359233002
7thB3151203008
8thB3165151905
9thA356131603
10thB3153101100
11thA37181303
12thA3788905
13thA3577905
14thB31627702
15thA30375700
16thA3725602
17thA30664611
18thB30814503
19thB31674702
20thB31683400

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 1983

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 1983: 121.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 1983

BA21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 1983: 99.

Somerset and its former districts in 1983

Somerset recorded 1,766 collisions in 1983, and 33% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 1983, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years