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Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 500 road traffic collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1999, and 725 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1998 (459), and casualties rose from 597.

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

Collisions in 1999
500
Up 9% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
725
Up 21% on 1998
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Bath and North East Somerset in 1999

1.4% of collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1999 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 21% in Bath and North East Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious6713%
  • Slight42685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious9313%
  • Slight62586%

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. 1999 is highlighted, with 500, up 9% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (15%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (12%)
  • Thursday69 (14%)
  • Friday92 (18%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5971 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.4%)
  • February39 (7.8%)
  • March40 (8%)
  • April43 (8.6%)
  • May32 (6.4%)
  • June42 (8.4%)
  • July50 (10%)
  • August56 (11%)
  • September50 (10%)
  • October37 (7.4%)
  • November46 (9.2%)
  • December33 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight378 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds391 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (62%)
  • Wet or damp173 (35%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Mud4 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph319 (64%)
  • 40 mph39 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph128 (26%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway423 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant475 (66%)
  • Pedestrian89 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist40 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1545 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20128 (18%)
  • 21 to 2583 (11%)
  • 26 to 35158 (22%)
  • 36 to 4593 (13%)
  • 46 to 5570 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.9%)
  • Over 7542 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider409 (56%)
  • Passenger227 (31%)
  • Pedestrian89 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car772 (80%)
  • Motorcycle67 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Bath and North East Somerset in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Bath and North East Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Bath and North East Somerset ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Bath and North East Somerset had the 166th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Bath and North East Somerset with the most crashes in 1999

The A4 had the most collisions in Bath and North East Somerset in 1999: 75, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Bath and North East Somerset, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA47510703
2ndA367495914
3rdA36376014
4thA37244916
5thA362193005
6thA39142711
7thA3039131602
8thA368103420
9thA4175101303
10thA46101401
11thB335591401
12thA4318902
13thB311681301
14thB31106801
15thB313061011
16thA30624400
17thA3612301
18thB31152201
19thB31392200
20thA3631300

Towns in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1999

Bath had the most collisions of any town in Bath and North East Somerset in 1999: 170.

Postcode districts in Bath and North East Somerset: crashes in 1999

BA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Bath and North East Somerset in 1999: 157.

Latest crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Bath and North East Somerset in 1999, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 1999.

Severity

Bath and North East Somerset road accidents in other years