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Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 453 road traffic collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1999, and 623 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1998 (500), and casualties fell from 665.

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 1999
453
Down 9% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
623
Down 6% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset West and Taunton in 1999

1.3% of collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1999 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2.1% and 19% in Somerset West and Taunton from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight39687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious609.6%
  • Slight55789%

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. 1999 is highlighted, with 453, down 9% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (17%)
  • Tuesday66 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (12%)
  • Thursday74 (16%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5984 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.2%)
  • February23 (5.1%)
  • March30 (6.6%)
  • April38 (8.4%)
  • May40 (8.8%)
  • June34 (7.5%)
  • July53 (12%)
  • August43 (9.5%)
  • September24 (5.3%)
  • October42 (9.3%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December52 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight340 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds329 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (63%)
  • Wet or damp156 (34%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Mud2 (0.4%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph207 (46%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph158 (35%)
  • 70 mph44 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (14%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant418 (67%)
  • Cyclist66 (11%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant19 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20106 (17%)
  • 21 to 2562 (10%)
  • 26 to 35117 (19%)
  • 36 to 4592 (15%)
  • 46 to 5569 (11%)
  • 56 to 6556 (9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.3%)
  • Over 7524 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider397 (64%)
  • Passenger177 (28%)
  • Pedestrian49 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car652 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (8%)
  • Motorcycle46 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset West and Taunton in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Somerset West and Taunton

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Somerset West and Taunton with the most crashes in 1999

The A358 and A38 had the most collisions in Somerset West and Taunton in 1999, with 55 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset West and Taunton, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA358558003
2ndA38558314
3rdM5428138
4thA39294106
5thB3170112611
6thA3027101000
7thB322791803
8thB32245501
9thA30654400
10thA3784400
11thA3964401
12thB32233300
13thA32592300
14thB31912200
15thB32222200
16thB44652210
17thA30881100
18thA3611100
19thA371300
20thA4201300

Towns in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1999

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Somerset West and Taunton in 1999: 134.

Postcode districts in Somerset West and Taunton: crashes in 1999

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset West and Taunton in 1999: 124.

Somerset and its former districts in 1999

Somerset recorded 1,819 collisions in 1999, and 25% of them were in the old Somerset West and Taunton district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Somerset West and Taunton in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Somerset West and Taunton road accidents in other years