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Mendip road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 331 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 1981, and 473 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 115 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 1980 (388), and casualties fell from 529.

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 1981
331
Down 15% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
473
Down 11% on 1980
Fatal collisions
13
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
115
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 1981

3.9% of collisions in Mendip in 1981 were fatal and 35% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.9%
  • Serious11535%
  • Slight20361%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal194%
  • Serious16034%
  • Slight29462%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 1981 is highlighted, with 331, down 15% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday40 (12%)
  • Saturday58 (18%)
  • Sunday48 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.9%)
  • February21 (6.3%)
  • March28 (8.5%)
  • April33 (10%)
  • May25 (7.6%)
  • June18 (5.4%)
  • July23 (6.9%)
  • August34 (10%)
  • September26 (7.9%)
  • October34 (10%)
  • November22 (6.6%)
  • December44 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other21 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (55%)
  • Wet or damp129 (39%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph134 (40%)
  • 40 mph10 (3%)
  • 60 mph185 (56%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant253 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist117 (25%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1534 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20160 (34%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 3573 (15%)
  • 36 to 4533 (7%)
  • 46 to 5528 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.9%)
  • Over 7517 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider278 (59%)
  • Passenger151 (32%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car369 (61%)
  • Motorcycle109 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Mendip

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 1981

The A361 had the most collisions in Mendip in 1981: 47, including 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3614761016
2ndA394169513
3rdA373054111
4thA371253709
5thA362182404
6thB3139131918
7thA36111305
8thA36781002
9thA3595812
10thA3665500
11thB30924610
12thB31514811
13thB31352402
14thB31412202
15thB31532500
16thB30811201
17thB31101301
18thB31141201
19thB31301201
20thB31651100

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 1981

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 1981: 46.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 1981

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 1981: 97.

Somerset and its former districts in 1981

Somerset recorded 1,833 collisions in 1981, and 18% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 1981, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years