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South Somerset road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 571 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 1998, and 832 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1997 (541), and casualties rose from 775.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 20,867 collisions in South Somerset.

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

Collisions in 1998
571
Up 6% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
832
Up 7% on 1997
Fatal collisions
12
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
15% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 1998

2.1% of collisions in South Somerset in 1998 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious8415%
  • Slight47583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172%
  • Serious10112%
  • Slight71486%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 1998 is highlighted, with 571, up 6% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025242323
2024227345
2023224297
2022197282
2021197258
2020177230
2019260397
2018265382
2017265393
2016310444
2015323477
2014359492
2013332459
2012330475
2011324454
2010356491
2009406566
2008476698
2007535749
2006540748
2005544754
2004527764
2003526725
2002610831
2001555848
2000574879
1999585801
1998571832
1997541775
1996500725
1995543780
1994496709
1993415595
1992470664
1991562810
1990549780
1989545764
1988529772
1987518725
1986551758
1985536754
1984552756
1983580801
1982497701
1981547808
1980558798
1979541817

When and where crashes happen in South Somerset in 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (16%)
  • Tuesday89 (16%)
  • Wednesday89 (16%)
  • Thursday81 (14%)
  • Friday85 (15%)
  • Saturday75 (13%)
  • Sunday59 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (8.4%)
  • February47 (8.2%)
  • March33 (5.8%)
  • April35 (6.1%)
  • May43 (7.5%)
  • June78 (14%)
  • July38 (6.7%)
  • August52 (9.1%)
  • September49 (8.6%)
  • October47 (8.2%)
  • November55 (9.6%)
  • December46 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight423 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds422 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry336 (59%)
  • Wet or damp222 (39%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph217 (38%)
  • 40 mph26 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph295 (52%)
  • 70 mph30 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway466 (82%)
  • Roundabout48 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant625 (75%)
  • Pedestrian55 (6.6%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist46 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20143 (17%)
  • 21 to 2597 (12%)
  • 26 to 35170 (20%)
  • 36 to 45122 (15%)
  • 46 to 5589 (11%)
  • 56 to 6564 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7543 (5.2%)
  • Over 7518 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider527 (63%)
  • Passenger250 (30%)
  • Pedestrian55 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car865 (80%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle55 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in South Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in South Somerset with the most crashes in 1998

The A30 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 1998: 67, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3067113310
2ndA3036610749
3rdA37334906
4thA359243416
5thA358223704
6thA3088163000
7thA356121603
8thB3153121503
9thB3151111601
10thB316591411
11thA37181103
12thA3728800
13thA3786701
14thB308161201
15thA3574400
16thA30663400
17thB31683301
18thB31622200
19thB31672501
20thA30331100

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 1998

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 1998: 112.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 1998

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 1998: 114.

Somerset and its former districts in 1998

Somerset recorded 1,880 collisions in 1998, and 30% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 1998, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years