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West Somerset road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 113 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 1980, and 156 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1979 (120), and casualties fell from 169.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 4,155 collisions in West Somerset.

District council until April 2019, now part of Somerset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1980
113
Down 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
156
Down 8% on 1979
Fatal collisions
3
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
47% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 1980

2.7% of collisions in West Somerset in 1980 were fatal and 47% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.7%
  • Serious5347%
  • Slight5750%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious6240%
  • Slight9158%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 113, down 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255796
20245373
20233254
20223448
20213140
20202233
20195985
20185992
201764107
201661106
201576120
201484122
201371113
201262100
201185125
201074113
200991158
2008102165
2007119187
2006123192
2005109165
2004105147
2003125180
200298153
2001109148
200096147
1999114139
1998113148
1997106141
199689126
1995102148
1994109161
199365108
1992111168
199179105
199085114
198979109
198899143
1987107148
198699134
1985102136
1984128190
1983119193
1982107146
1981108154
1980113156
1979120169

When and where crashes happen in West Somerset in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (11%)
  • Tuesday10 (8.8%)
  • Wednesday17 (15%)
  • Thursday21 (19%)
  • Friday17 (15%)
  • Saturday19 (17%)
  • Sunday17 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5928 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (4.4%)
  • February4 (3.5%)
  • March8 (7.1%)
  • April20 (18%)
  • May14 (12%)
  • June5 (4.4%)
  • July12 (11%)
  • August5 (4.4%)
  • September14 (12%)
  • October5 (4.4%)
  • November14 (12%)
  • December7 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight80 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (7.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds91 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry72 (64%)
  • Wet or damp39 (35%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph43 (38%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph38 (34%)
  • 70 mph31 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway112 (99%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant69 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (27%)
  • Pedestrian19 (12%)
  • Cyclist10 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 107 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1511 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2049 (31%)
  • 21 to 2526 (17%)
  • 26 to 3521 (13%)
  • 36 to 4512 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 556 (3.8%)
  • 56 to 6515 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 755 (3.2%)
  • Over 754 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider96 (62%)
  • Passenger41 (26%)
  • Pedestrian19 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car96 (53%)
  • Motorcycle42 (23%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 1980

Map of the last 20 crashes of 1980 in West Somerset

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

  • 20 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 1980

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 1980: 42, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA394254217
2ndA35881205
3rdA39681405
4thB31393403
5thB31912502
6thB32222201
7thB31511201
8thB31901101
9thB32231100

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 1980

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 1980: 12.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 1980

TA4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 1980: 40.

Somerset and its former districts in 1980

Somerset recorded 1,793 collisions in 1980, and 6.3% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 1980, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1980.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years