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Taunton Deane road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 430 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 1998, and 575 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1997 (446), and casualties fell from 606.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,135 collisions in Taunton Deane.

District council until April 2019, now part of Somerset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1998
430
Down 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
575
Down 5% on 1997
Fatal collisions
11
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 1998

2.6% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 1998 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious5413%
  • Slight36585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious6912%
  • Slight49486%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 1998 is highlighted, with 430, down 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025155201
2024164230
2023140199
2022141192
2021163233
2020109135
2019219288
2018204277
2017236354
2016240340
2015193254
2014240317
2013255336
2012216286
2011261407
2010295392
2009276380
2008338461
2007365491
2006382515
2005411569
2004391500
2003376498
2002403532
2001437592
2000442589
1999414576
1998430575
1997446606
1996400529
1995399569
1994404544
1993330439
1992363464
1991355482
1990394480
1989386508
1988403510
1987386503
1986357484
1985374496
1984387523
1983379465
1982359492
1981423520
1980339467
1979355468

When and where crashes happen in Taunton Deane in 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (12%)
  • Wednesday72 (17%)
  • Thursday71 (17%)
  • Friday73 (17%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.4%)
  • February33 (7.7%)
  • March28 (6.5%)
  • April30 (7%)
  • May38 (8.8%)
  • June35 (8.1%)
  • July33 (7.7%)
  • August36 (8.4%)
  • September41 (9.5%)
  • October43 (10%)
  • November38 (8.8%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight333 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds307 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other30 (7%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry256 (60%)
  • Wet or damp165 (38%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph224 (52%)
  • 40 mph38 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph22 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph122 (28%)
  • 70 mph24 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (13%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant376 (65%)
  • Cyclist70 (12%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20100 (17%)
  • 21 to 2577 (13%)
  • 26 to 3597 (17%)
  • 36 to 4574 (13%)
  • 46 to 5563 (11%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.5%)
  • Over 7525 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (64%)
  • Passenger150 (26%)
  • Pedestrian56 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car620 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle46 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Taunton Deane

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 1998

The A358 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 1998: 65, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA358659039
2ndA38597747
3rdM5275210
4thB3227122114
5thB3170102401
6thA30278901
7thA3615502
8thA32594401
9thB31874701
10thA30652300
11thA30882201
12thA3782510
13thA392200
14thB32242200
15thA301100
16thA3031100
17thA30381200
18thA3721301
19thA3761100

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1998

Taunton had the most collisions of any town in Taunton Deane in 1998: 153.

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1998

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 1998: 143.

Somerset and its former districts in 1998

Somerset recorded 1,880 collisions in 1998, and 23% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Taunton Deane in 1998, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years