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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 500 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1998, and 665 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1997 (466), and casualties rose from 633.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,868 collisions in Somerset West and Taunton.

District council until April 2023, now part of Somerset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1998
500
Up 7% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
665
Up 5% on 1997
Fatal collisions
13
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 1998

2.6% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1998 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious6212%
  • Slight42585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.1%
  • Serious7812%
  • Slight57386%

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset West and Taunton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 542 in 2001. 1998 is highlighted, with 500, up 7% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025212297
2024217303
2023172253
2022176242
2021194273
2020131168
2019278373
2018263369
2017298458
2016299443
2015268373
2014323434
2013325447
2012275383
2011339525
2010363497
2009367538
2008437619
2007483677
2006504706
2005518731
2004479621
2003481649
2002490671
2001542735
2000529721
1999453623
1998500665
1997466633
1996454606
1995456647
1994465636
1993395547
1992474632
1991434587
1990479594
1989465617
1988502653
1987493651
1986456618
1985476632
1984514712
1983498658
1982466638
1981531674
1980453626
1979475637

When and where crashes happen in Somerset West and Taunton in 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (13%)
  • Wednesday84 (17%)
  • Thursday86 (17%)
  • Friday81 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.6%)
  • February41 (8.2%)
  • March34 (6.8%)
  • April41 (8.2%)
  • May46 (9.2%)
  • June39 (7.8%)
  • July43 (8.6%)
  • August40 (8%)
  • September43 (8.6%)
  • October53 (11%)
  • November41 (8.2%)
  • December46 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight389 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (8.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds359 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other35 (7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry296 (59%)
  • Wet or damp196 (39%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph251 (50%)
  • 40 mph41 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph22 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph163 (33%)
  • 70 mph23 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway410 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (11%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant432 (65%)
  • Cyclist76 (11%)
  • Pedestrian70 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20110 (17%)
  • 21 to 2585 (13%)
  • 26 to 35110 (17%)
  • 36 to 4587 (13%)
  • 46 to 5576 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.8%)
  • Over 7539 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider416 (63%)
  • Passenger179 (27%)
  • Pedestrian70 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car716 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle52 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Somerset West and Taunton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 1998

The A358 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1998: 70, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3587096310
2ndA38597747
3rdA39334913
4thM5254610
5thB3227112014
6thB3170102401
7thA30278901
8thA3965801
9thA32594401
10thB31874701
11thB32244611
12thA3613302
13thA30652300
14thA30882201
15thA3782510
16thB31902200
17thB32222200
18thB32232200
19thA301100
20thA30381200

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1998

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 1998: 153.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1998

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 1998: 142.

Somerset and its former districts in 1998

Somerset recorded 1,880 collisions in 1998, and 27% of them were in the old Somerset West and Taunton district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1998, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years