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South Somerset road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 585 road traffic collisions in South Somerset in 1999, and 801 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1998 (571), and casualties fell from 832.

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 1999
585
Up 2% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
801
Down 4% on 1998
Fatal collisions
12
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
14% of collisions

Crash severity in South Somerset in 1999

2.1% of collisions in South Somerset in 1999 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.6% and 20% in South Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious8414%
  • Slight48984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious10813%
  • Slight68185%

South Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in South Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 610 in 2002. 1999 is highlighted, with 585, up 2% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (15%)
  • Tuesday75 (13%)
  • Wednesday81 (14%)
  • Thursday91 (16%)
  • Friday98 (17%)
  • Saturday93 (16%)
  • Sunday61 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59115 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (10%)
  • February39 (6.7%)
  • March37 (6.3%)
  • April39 (6.7%)
  • May42 (7.2%)
  • June42 (7.2%)
  • July44 (7.5%)
  • August56 (9.6%)
  • September61 (10%)
  • October50 (8.5%)
  • November53 (9.1%)
  • December61 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight439 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting85 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds426 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry331 (57%)
  • Wet or damp219 (37%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (1.2%)
  • Mud7 (1.2%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph225 (38%)
  • 40 mph32 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph286 (49%)
  • 70 mph35 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway477 (82%)
  • Roundabout43 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in South Somerset in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant551 (69%)
  • Pedestrian76 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist55 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1040 (5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20123 (15%)
  • 21 to 2592 (11%)
  • 26 to 35181 (23%)
  • 36 to 45114 (14%)
  • 46 to 5577 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.7%)
  • Over 7533 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider512 (64%)
  • Passenger213 (27%)
  • Pedestrian76 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car791 (76%)
  • Motorcycle66 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle12 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for South Somerset in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The A303 had the most collisions in South Somerset in 1999: 76, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in South Somerset, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3037611638
2ndA306585112
3rdA37284105
4thA358192713
5thA359192601
6thA371152404
7thA356142312
8thB3151141711
9thA3088111400
10thA357111701
11thB3153111502
12thB3165111502
13thA372101913
14thB308181001
15thA3787701
16thB31456600
17thB31683400
18thA382200
19thB31622210
20thB31672500

Towns in South Somerset: crashes in 1999

Yeovil had the most collisions of any town in South Somerset in 1999: 94.

Postcode districts in South Somerset: crashes in 1999

BA22 had the most collisions of any postcode district in South Somerset in 1999: 109.

Somerset and its former districts in 1999

Somerset recorded 1,819 collisions in 1999, and 32% of them were in the old South Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in South Somerset in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in South Somerset in 1999, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

South Somerset road accidents in other years