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West Somerset road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 119 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 1983, and 193 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1982 (107), and casualties rose from 146.

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 1983
119
Up 11% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
193
Up 32% on 1982
Fatal collisions
4
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
41% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 1983

3.4% of collisions in West Somerset in 1983 were fatal and 41% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.4%
  • Serious4941%
  • Slight6655%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious6835%
  • Slight12163%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 119, up 11% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (10%)
  • Tuesday10 (8.4%)
  • Wednesday17 (14%)
  • Thursday24 (20%)
  • Friday21 (18%)
  • Saturday21 (18%)
  • Sunday14 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5919 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (8.4%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (8.4%)
  • February6 (5%)
  • March9 (7.6%)
  • April11 (9.2%)
  • May11 (9.2%)
  • June9 (7.6%)
  • July9 (7.6%)
  • August10 (8.4%)
  • September19 (16%)
  • October10 (8.4%)
  • November6 (5%)
  • December9 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight92 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds96 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Other2 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry84 (71%)
  • Wet or damp32 (27%)
  • Snow2 (1.7%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph43 (36%)
  • 60 mph76 (64%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway118 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant106 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (23%)
  • Pedestrian22 (11%)
  • Cyclist6 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 102 (1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2051 (26%)
  • 21 to 2525 (13%)
  • 26 to 3525 (13%)
  • 36 to 4524 (12%)
  • 46 to 5522 (11%)
  • 56 to 6512 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.7%)
  • Over 753 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider99 (51%)
  • Passenger72 (37%)
  • Pedestrian22 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car134 (64%)
  • Motorcycle40 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (2.4%)
  • Minibus4 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in West Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 1983

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 1983: 52, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA395290218
2ndA35861103
3rdB31915503
4thA3964702
5thB31883500
6thB31903501
7thB32223602
8thB32242310
9thB32231301

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 1983

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 1983: 20.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 1983

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 1983: 65.

Somerset and its former districts in 1983

Somerset recorded 1,766 collisions in 1983, and 6.7% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 1983, 2 were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years