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South Somerset road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 536 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 1985, and 754 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 184 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1984 (552), and casualties fell from 756.

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 1985
536
Down 3% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
754
Level with 1984
Fatal collisions
17
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
184
34% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 1985

3.2% of collisions in South Somerset in 1985 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal173.2%
  • Serious18434%
  • Slight33563%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.3%
  • Serious22330%
  • Slight51468%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 1985 is highlighted, with 536, down 3% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (15%)
  • Tuesday67 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (11%)
  • Thursday70 (13%)
  • Friday96 (18%)
  • Saturday100 (19%)
  • Sunday61 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (5.2%)
  • February32 (6%)
  • March42 (7.8%)
  • April42 (7.8%)
  • May42 (7.8%)
  • June57 (11%)
  • July58 (11%)
  • August41 (7.6%)
  • September54 (10%)
  • October45 (8.4%)
  • November51 (9.5%)
  • December44 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight405 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds406 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Other21 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry357 (67%)
  • Wet or damp156 (29%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.4%)
  • Snow9 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph225 (42%)
  • 40 mph14 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph278 (52%)
  • 70 mph17 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway471 (88%)
  • Roundabout28 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant411 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist202 (27%)
  • Pedestrian58 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist51 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5%)
  • 16 to 20218 (29%)
  • 21 to 25120 (16%)
  • 26 to 3592 (12%)
  • 36 to 4577 (10%)
  • 46 to 5551 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5.2%)
  • Over 7534 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider472 (63%)
  • Passenger224 (30%)
  • Pedestrian58 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car630 (63%)
  • Motorcycle194 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 1985: 85, including 5 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30385139529
2ndA3072112324
3rdA372957310
4thA358223518
5thA3592228011
6thB3153192407
7thB3165162008
8thA356111512
9thB3151111813
10thA372101503
11thA37181002
12thA35771502
13thA30376711
14thB31686702
15thA3785501
16thA30883401
17thA3541100
18thB31401201
19thB31451101
20thB31521100

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 1985

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 1985: 129.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 1985

BA21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 1985: 104.

Somerset and its former districts in 1985

Somerset recorded 1,719 collisions in 1985, and 31% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 1985, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years