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Mendip road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 388 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 1980, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1979 (408), and casualties fell from 559.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,591 collisions in Mendip.

District council until April 2023, now part of Somerset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1980
388
Down 5% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
529
Down 5% on 1979
Fatal collisions
15
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 1980

3.9% of collisions in Mendip in 1980 were fatal and 30% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.9%
  • Serious11630%
  • Slight25766%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.8%
  • Serious14628%
  • Slight36870%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 1980 is highlighted, with 388, down 5% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025191249
2024204284
2023197281
2022174232
2021158230
2020172219
2019208295
2018219309
2017187289
2016195303
2015188275
2014203322
2013221321
2012201303
2011239338
2010263368
2009308437
2008332467
2007335476
2006384537
2005377508
2004368541
2003381556
2002370514
2001349527
2000389585
1999390573
1998393576
1997359483
1996345509
1995378560
1994375529
1993375559
1992324496
1991375531
1990378530
1989378545
1988416584
1987348491
1986376513
1985373498
1984359502
1983306419
1982403559
1981331473
1980388529
1979408559

When and where crashes happen in Mendip in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (12%)
  • Friday76 (20%)
  • Saturday57 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.7%)
  • February16 (4.1%)
  • March35 (9%)
  • April35 (9%)
  • May42 (11%)
  • June24 (6.2%)
  • July28 (7.2%)
  • August40 (10%)
  • September43 (11%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November36 (9.3%)
  • December28 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight277 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds313 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (68%)
  • Wet or damp113 (29%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph165 (43%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph134 (35%)
  • 70 mph72 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway368 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (25%)
  • Pedestrian67 (13%)
  • Cyclist37 (7%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20163 (31%)
  • 21 to 2564 (12%)
  • 26 to 3578 (15%)
  • 36 to 4548 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.1%)
  • Over 7511 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (60%)
  • Passenger142 (27%)
  • Pedestrian67 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car383 (58%)
  • Motorcycle141 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Mendip

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 1980

The A39 had the most collisions in Mendip in 1980: 58, including 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA395897023
2ndA361435529
3rdA373749117
4thA362273605
5thA371212515
6thB3139172225
7thA36162624
8thB315191302
9thA36671111
10thB30815510
11thB30925501
12thA3673301
13thB31353510
14thB31332200
15thB31342300
16thB31532201
17thB31672702
18thA3581101
19thA3591100
20thA3721201

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 1980

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 1980: 68.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 1980

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 1980: 137.

Somerset and its former districts in 1980

Somerset recorded 1,793 collisions in 1980, and 22% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 1980, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years