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Somerset road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,819 road traffic collisions in Somerset in 1999, and 2,514 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 228 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1998 (1,880), and casualties fell from 2,656.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 70,092 collisions in Somerset.

Collisions in 1999
1,819
Down 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
2,514
Down 5% on 1998
Fatal collisions
34
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
228
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Somerset in 1999

1.9% of collisions in Somerset in 1999 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.5% and 20% in Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal341.9%
  • Serious22813%
  • Slight1,55786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal341.4%
  • Serious28311%
  • Slight2,19787%

Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,888 in 2005. 1999 is highlighted, with 1,819, down 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20258561,148
20248641,215
20237911,172
20227391,030
2021735996
2020637834
20199941,384
20189731,377
20171,0001,464
20161,0531,552
20151,0221,455
20141,1621,623
20131,1571,608
20121,0751,529
20111,1521,652
20101,2721,792
20091,4142,019
20081,5602,228
20071,7552,479
20061,8372,549
20051,8882,637
20041,7572,448
20031,7592,452
20021,8842,593
20011,8572,650
20001,8662,709
19991,8192,514
19981,8802,656
19971,8392,550
19961,6952,370
19951,7372,485
19941,6972,398
19931,5302,155
19921,6462,313
19911,7242,411
19901,8712,540
19891,7862,477
19881,7892,480
19871,7262,377
19861,7522,383
19851,7192,365
19841,8022,459
19831,7662,414
19821,7982,483
19811,8332,531
19801,7932,502
19791,8312,569

When and where crashes happen in Somerset in 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday290 (16%)
  • Tuesday263 (14%)
  • Wednesday244 (13%)
  • Thursday274 (15%)
  • Friday296 (16%)
  • Saturday253 (14%)
  • Sunday199 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5957 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5927 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59242 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59287 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59336 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59464 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59265 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59141 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January163 (9%)
  • February113 (6.2%)
  • March125 (6.9%)
  • April149 (8.2%)
  • May137 (7.5%)
  • June149 (8.2%)
  • July178 (9.8%)
  • August163 (9%)
  • September147 (8.1%)
  • October154 (8.5%)
  • November170 (9.3%)
  • December171 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,380 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting233 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit187 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,338 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds282 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (2%)
  • Fog or mist23 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other82 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry1,096 (60%)
  • Wet or damp649 (36%)
  • Frost or ice43 (2.4%)
  • Mud14 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep9 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel6 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph758 (42%)
  • 40 mph98 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph31 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph800 (44%)
  • 70 mph128 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,478 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway180 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout96 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road49 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Somerset in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,732 (69%)
  • Pedestrian225 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist195 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist191 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant55 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)40 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant32 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 555 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 10109 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 15135 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20398 (16%)
  • 21 to 25264 (11%)
  • 26 to 35542 (22%)
  • 36 to 45366 (15%)
  • 46 to 55259 (10%)
  • 56 to 65192 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 75100 (4%)
  • Over 7594 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,588 (63%)
  • Passenger701 (28%)
  • Pedestrian225 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,574 (76%)
  • Motorcycle196 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle196 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes164 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes107 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle58 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle31 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach26 (0.8%)
  • Minibus13 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Somerset in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Somerset ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Somerset had the 14th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
13th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Somerset with the most crashes in 1999

The A38 had the most collisions in Somerset in 1999: 134, including 5 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Somerset, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38134196511
2ndA39117169121
3rdM588142513
4thA3037611638
5thA3587610917
6thA3775111110
7thA306585112
8thA3615486110
9thA3715377014
10thB3151273312
11thA372264015
12thB3139243521
13thA359202702
14thA36152612
15thA356142312
16thA362131902
17thB3090131903
18thB3170132811
19thA3088121500
20thA378121311

Towns in Somerset: crashes in 1999

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

Postcode districts in Somerset: crashes in 1999

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Somerset in 1999: 123.

Former districts in Somerset in 1999

Somerset now covers 6 former district councils, abolished in April 2019 and April 2023. Of these, South Somerset had the most collisions in 1999: 585.

Latest crashes in Somerset in 1999

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

Severity

Somerset road accidents in other years