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Taunton Deane road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 414 road traffic collisions in Taunton Deane in 1999, and 576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1998 (430), and casualties rose from 575.

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 1999
414
Down 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
576
Level with 1998
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Taunton Deane in 1999

1.4% of collisions in Taunton Deane in 1999 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.9% and 17% in Taunton Deane from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious4411%
  • Slight36488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious5810%
  • Slight51289%

Taunton Deane road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Taunton Deane, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 446 in 1997. 1999 is highlighted, with 414, down 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (17%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday51 (12%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday64 (15%)
  • Saturday55 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8%)
  • February20 (4.8%)
  • March22 (5.3%)
  • April38 (9.2%)
  • May41 (9.9%)
  • June31 (7.5%)
  • July48 (12%)
  • August39 (9.4%)
  • September19 (4.6%)
  • October39 (9.4%)
  • November41 (9.9%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight306 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds298 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other19 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (66%)
  • Wet or damp133 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph191 (46%)
  • 40 mph31 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph127 (31%)
  • 70 mph49 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway301 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (17%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Taunton Deane in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant391 (68%)
  • Cyclist62 (11%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20104 (18%)
  • 21 to 2553 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 35113 (20%)
  • 36 to 4586 (15%)
  • 46 to 5566 (11%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4%)
  • Over 7522 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider369 (64%)
  • Passenger163 (28%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car605 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle44 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Taunton Deane in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Taunton Deane

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Taunton Deane with the most crashes in 1999

The A38 had the most collisions in Taunton Deane in 1999: 64, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Taunton Deane, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38649217
2ndA358517204
3rdM5478839
4thB3170132811
5thA3027101000
6thB322791803
7thA36161003
8thA3785610
9thA30654400
10thA393300
11thA32592300
12thB31532301
13thA3031100
14thA30881100
15thA3591100
16thA3621100
17thA371300
18thB31511100
19thB31871200
20thB32241100

Towns in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1999

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

Postcode districts in Taunton Deane: crashes in 1999

TA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Taunton Deane in 1999: 124.

Somerset and its former districts in 1999

Somerset recorded 1,819 collisions in 1999, and 23% of them were in the old Taunton Deane district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Taunton Deane in 1999

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

Severity

Taunton Deane road accidents in other years