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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 459 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1998, and 597 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1997 (418), and casualties rose from 577.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,713 collisions in Bath and North East Somerset.

Collisions in 1998
459
Up 10% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
597
Up 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 1998

1.7% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1998 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious6113%
  • Slight39085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious7212%
  • Slight51787%

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bath and North East Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 601 in 1980. 1998 is highlighted, with 459, up 10% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025202250
2024187249
202376101
2022190244
2021177216
2020175222
2019253323
2018262337
2017251333
2016243313
2015303419
2014284379
2013320415
2012333440
2011385491
2010371491
2009427564
2008390540
2007470600
2006474620
2005545705
2004449593
2003446603
2002453594
2001475599
2000446595
1999500725
1998459597
1997418577
1996304420
1995446594
1994342446
1993349460
1992361486
1991375510
1990457611
1989535699
1988554692
1987495619
1986515675
1985506667
1984573739
1983558706
1982592769
1981593790
1980601800
1979593813

When and where crashes happen in Bath and North East Somerset in 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (16%)
  • Tuesday69 (15%)
  • Wednesday83 (18%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday72 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (11%)
  • Sunday42 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.3%)
  • February33 (7.2%)
  • March41 (8.9%)
  • April35 (7.6%)
  • May38 (8.3%)
  • June50 (11%)
  • July42 (9.2%)
  • August39 (8.5%)
  • September33 (7.2%)
  • October28 (6.1%)
  • November48 (10%)
  • December34 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds347 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds70 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (64%)
  • Wet or damp159 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph299 (65%)
  • 40 mph23 (5%)
  • 50 mph9 (2%)
  • 60 mph123 (27%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway381 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout25 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant378 (63%)
  • Pedestrian78 (13%)
  • Cyclist54 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5%)
  • 16 to 20103 (17%)
  • 21 to 2571 (12%)
  • 26 to 35125 (21%)
  • 36 to 4597 (16%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.7%)
  • Over 7519 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider349 (58%)
  • Passenger170 (28%)
  • Pedestrian78 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car658 (76%)
  • Motorcycle59 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach25 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Bath and North East Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bath and North East Somerset ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had fewer road collisions than 197 of them in 1998.

Collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 1998

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1998: 75, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4759518
2ndA36466906
3rdA367294114
4thA37202822
5thA39192812
6thB3116121801
7thA368101202
8thA306291002
9thB335581101
10thA3627701
11thA4661101
12thB31106700
13thA41755911
14thA30394401
15thA4314401
16thB31152200
17thB31302300
18thA3071100
19thA3631200
20thA40171100

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1998

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 1998: 147.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1998

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 1998: 126.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years