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South Somerset road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 552 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 1984, and 756 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 177 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1983 (580), and casualties fell from 801.

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 1984
552
Down 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
756
Down 6% on 1983
Fatal collisions
11
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
177
32% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 1984

2% of collisions in South Somerset in 1984 were fatal and 32% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious17732%
  • Slight36466%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152%
  • Serious21428%
  • Slight52770%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 1984 is highlighted, with 552, down 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (16%)
  • Tuesday68 (12%)
  • Wednesday71 (13%)
  • Thursday65 (12%)
  • Friday95 (17%)
  • Saturday85 (15%)
  • Sunday79 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (9.1%)
  • February28 (5.1%)
  • March48 (8.7%)
  • April45 (8.2%)
  • May45 (8.2%)
  • June36 (6.5%)
  • July52 (9.4%)
  • August44 (8%)
  • September46 (8.3%)
  • October55 (10%)
  • November57 (10%)
  • December46 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight403 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds422 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other30 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry341 (62%)
  • Wet or damp202 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph252 (46%)
  • 40 mph11 (2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph275 (50%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway498 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout20 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant367 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist230 (30%)
  • Pedestrian79 (10%)
  • Cyclist54 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1553 (7%)
  • 16 to 20262 (35%)
  • 21 to 2598 (13%)
  • 26 to 3592 (12%)
  • 36 to 4565 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5555 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.4%)
  • Over 7525 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider460 (61%)
  • Passenger217 (29%)
  • Pedestrian79 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car608 (61%)
  • Motorcycle226 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The A30 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 1984: 85, including 2 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3085123221
2ndA30363103323
3rdA37263715
4thA358234018
5thA359232907
6thA30882026010
7thB3151173006
8thB3165161814
9thA371121903
10thB3153101611
11thA35691413
12thA37281101
13thB308171303
14thA3576801
15thA3786601
16thB31685503
17thA30373501
18thB31622301
19thA30661100
20thA481100

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 1984

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 1984: 139.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 1984

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 1984: 102.

Somerset and its former districts in 1984

Somerset recorded 1,802 collisions in 1984, and 31% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 1984, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years