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North Somerset road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 580 road traffic collisions in North Somerset in 1998, and 819 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1997 (567), and casualties fell from 830.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 22,130 collisions in North Somerset.

Collisions in 1998
580
Up 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
819
Down 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
14
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
11% of collisions

Crash severity in North Somerset in 1998

2.4% of collisions in North Somerset in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2% and 19% in North Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious6411%
  • Slight50287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162%
  • Serious819.9%
  • Slight72288%

North Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 737 in 1980. 1998 is highlighted, with 580, up 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025285361
2024288379
2023263336
2022248325
2021209281
2020254326
2019296404
2018340464
2017333483
2016326467
2015339450
2014370509
2013403559
2012416573
2011448631
2010465656
2009483692
2008469666
2007624838
2006563798
2005608846
2004688907
2003596815
2002576765
2001585856
2000564793
1999644885
1998580819
1997567830
1996556729
1995546729
1994415613
1993489644
1992451638
1991540735
1990480610
1989580764
1988394581
1987331470
1986372555
1985488702
1984435590
1983532733
1982630882
1981674914
19807371,020
1979650901

When and where crashes happen in North Somerset in 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (13%)
  • Wednesday91 (16%)
  • Thursday90 (16%)
  • Friday93 (16%)
  • Saturday86 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January66 (11%)
  • February37 (6.4%)
  • March46 (7.9%)
  • April40 (6.9%)
  • May39 (6.7%)
  • June53 (9.1%)
  • July55 (9.5%)
  • August38 (6.6%)
  • September53 (9.1%)
  • October59 (10%)
  • November41 (7.1%)
  • December53 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight428 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds431 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry370 (64%)
  • Wet or damp204 (35%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph283 (49%)
  • 40 mph52 (9%)
  • 50 mph36 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph156 (27%)
  • 70 mph53 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway412 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (16%)
  • Roundabout54 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Somerset in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant568 (69%)
  • Pedestrian88 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist44 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20133 (16%)
  • 21 to 25100 (12%)
  • 26 to 35152 (19%)
  • 36 to 45119 (15%)
  • 46 to 55104 (13%)
  • 56 to 6556 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.7%)
  • Over 7530 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider474 (58%)
  • Passenger257 (31%)
  • Pedestrian88 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car899 (81%)
  • Motorcycle63 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Somerset in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in North Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How North Somerset ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, North Somerset had the 139th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in North Somerset with the most crashes in 1998

The A370 had the most collisions in North Somerset in 1998: 111, including 5 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Somerset, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA370111165513
2ndM5539012
3rdA38415927
4thB3130324203
5thB3133212805
6thA369203201
7thB3124181910
8thB3440151700
9thB3128142104
10thA368121700
11thA371121711
12thB312981512
13thA30335501
14thB31462200
15thB32181200

Towns in North Somerset: crashes in 1998

Weston-super-Mare had the most collisions of any town in North Somerset in 1998: 149.

Postcode districts in North Somerset: crashes in 1998

BS23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Somerset in 1998: 116.

Latest crashes in North Somerset in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in North Somerset in 1998, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1998.

Severity

North Somerset road accidents in other years