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West Somerset road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 114 road traffic collisions in West Somerset in 1999, and 139 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1998 (113), and casualties fell from 148.

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 1999
114
Up 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
139
Down 6% on 1998
Fatal collisions
1
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
17% of collisions

Crash severity in West Somerset in 1999

0.9% of collisions in West Somerset in 1999 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.8% and 22% in West Somerset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious1917%
  • Slight9482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2014%
  • Slight11885%

West Somerset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Somerset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 128 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 114, up 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (15%)
  • Tuesday10 (8.8%)
  • Wednesday13 (11%)
  • Thursday23 (20%)
  • Friday20 (18%)
  • Saturday15 (13%)
  • Sunday16 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (27%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (5.3%)
  • February8 (7%)
  • March13 (11%)
  • April15 (13%)
  • May10 (8.8%)
  • June5 (4.4%)
  • July15 (13%)
  • August12 (11%)
  • September6 (5.3%)
  • October7 (6.1%)
  • November6 (5.3%)
  • December11 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight91 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (3.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds83 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (17%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (5.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry65 (57%)
  • Wet or damp45 (39%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph44 (39%)
  • 40 mph5 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph65 (57%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway111 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Somerset in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant87 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (12%)
  • Pedestrian15 (11%)
  • Cyclist12 (8.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 157 (5%)
  • 16 to 2015 (11%)
  • 21 to 2515 (11%)
  • 26 to 3527 (19%)
  • 36 to 4518 (13%)
  • 46 to 5517 (12%)
  • 56 to 6520 (14%)
  • 66 to 758 (5.8%)
  • Over 755 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider89 (64%)
  • Passenger35 (25%)
  • Pedestrian15 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car148 (73%)
  • Motorcycle15 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Somerset in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in West Somerset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in West Somerset with the most crashes in 1999

The A39 had the most collisions in West Somerset in 1999: 32, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Somerset, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39324507
2ndA35871100
3rdB32245501
4thA3964401
5thB32234500
6thB31912200
7thB32222200
8thB44652210
9thA3611100
10thA381201
11thA4201300
12thA4321100
13thB31901101
14thB40591100

Towns in West Somerset: crashes in 1999

Minehead had the most collisions of any town in West Somerset in 1999: 16.

Postcode districts in West Somerset: crashes in 1999

TA24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Somerset in 1999: 51.

Somerset and its former districts in 1999

Somerset recorded 1,819 collisions in 1999, and 6.3% of them were in the old West Somerset district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in West Somerset in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in West Somerset in 1999, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 21 December 1999.

Severity

West Somerset road accidents in other years