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West Somerset road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 113 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 1998, and 148 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 11 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1997 (106), and casualties rose from 141.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 4,155 collisions in West Somerset.

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

Collisions in 1998
113
Up 7% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
148
Up 5% on 1997
Fatal collisions
3
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
11
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 1998

2.7% of collisions in West Somerset in 1998 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.7%
  • Serious119.7%
  • Slight9988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious128.1%
  • Slight13390%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 113, up 7% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255796
20245373
20233254
20223448
20213140
20202233
20195985
20185992
201764107
201661106
201576120
201484122
201371113
201262100
201185125
201074113
200991158
2008102165
2007119187
2006123192
2005109165
2004105147
2003125180
200298153
2001109148
200096147
1999114139
1998113148
1997106141
199689126
1995102148
1994109161
199365108
1992111168
199179105
199085114
198979109
198899143
1987107148
198699134
1985102136
1984128190
1983119193
1982107146
1981108154
1980113156
1979120169

When and where crashes happen in West Somerset in 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (19%)
  • Tuesday14 (12%)
  • Wednesday14 (12%)
  • Thursday20 (18%)
  • Friday15 (13%)
  • Saturday18 (16%)
  • Sunday10 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (3.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (5.3%)
  • February12 (11%)
  • March7 (6.2%)
  • April12 (11%)
  • May13 (12%)
  • June13 (12%)
  • July11 (9.7%)
  • August8 (7.1%)
  • September7 (6.2%)
  • October11 (9.7%)
  • November7 (6.2%)
  • December6 (5.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight88 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds87 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry68 (60%)
  • Wet or damp43 (38%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph42 (37%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph65 (58%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway112 (99%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (66%)
  • Pedestrian20 (14%)
  • Cyclist11 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (2%)
  • 11 to 158 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2019 (13%)
  • 21 to 2515 (10%)
  • 26 to 3524 (16%)
  • 36 to 4522 (15%)
  • 46 to 5519 (13%)
  • 56 to 659 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 759 (6.1%)
  • Over 7515 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider82 (55%)
  • Passenger46 (31%)
  • Pedestrian20 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car153 (77%)
  • Motorcycle12 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in West Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 1998

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 1998: 35, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39355313
2ndA358111501
3rdA3965801
4thB32233300
5thB31902200
6thB32222200
7thB32242411
8thA3561101
9thA3991200
10thB31371200
11thB31811100
12thB31881100
13thB31911100

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 1998

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 1998: 18.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 1998

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 1998: 51.

Somerset and its former districts in 1998

Somerset recorded 1,880 collisions in 1998, and 6% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1998.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years