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West Somerset road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 128 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 1984, and 190 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1983 (119), and casualties fell from 193.

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 1984
128
Up 8% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
190
Down 2% on 1983
Fatal collisions
6
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
45% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 1984

4.7% of collisions in West Somerset in 1984 were fatal and 45% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal64.7%
  • Serious5745%
  • Slight6551%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal63.2%
  • Serious8243%
  • Slight10254%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 128, up 8% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (16%)
  • Tuesday19 (15%)
  • Wednesday15 (12%)
  • Thursday8 (6.3%)
  • Friday25 (20%)
  • Saturday16 (13%)
  • Sunday24 (19%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (7.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (4.7%)
  • February5 (3.9%)
  • March5 (3.9%)
  • April9 (7%)
  • May14 (11%)
  • June12 (9.4%)
  • July21 (16%)
  • August16 (13%)
  • September13 (10%)
  • October6 (4.7%)
  • November14 (11%)
  • December7 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight95 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry94 (73%)
  • Wet or damp31 (24%)
  • Snow2 (1.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph38 (30%)
  • 60 mph90 (70%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway122 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant103 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (28%)
  • Cyclist10 (5.3%)
  • Pedestrian7 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 158 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2054 (28%)
  • 21 to 2530 (16%)
  • 26 to 3523 (12%)
  • 36 to 4523 (12%)
  • 46 to 5511 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6516 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.7%)
  • Over 759 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider121 (64%)
  • Passenger62 (33%)
  • Pedestrian7 (3.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car122 (56%)
  • Motorcycle51 (23%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 1984

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1984 in West Somerset

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  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 1984

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 1984: 43, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA394370321
2ndB322491705
3rdA35881003
4thA3965810
5thB31915603
6thB32235901
7thB31901100

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 1984

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 1984: 19.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 1984

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 1984: 71.

Somerset and its former districts in 1984

Somerset recorded 1,802 collisions in 1984, and 7.1% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 1984, 2 were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years