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Mendip road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 306 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 1983, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 113 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 1982 (403), 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 1983
306
Down 24% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
419
Down 25% on 1982
Fatal collisions
13
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
113
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 1983

4.2% of collisions in Mendip in 1983 were fatal and 37% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134.2%
  • Serious11337%
  • Slight18059%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.6%
  • Serious14134%
  • Slight26363%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 1983 is highlighted, with 306, down 24% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday38 (12%)
  • Thursday44 (14%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (20%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.2%)
  • February18 (5.9%)
  • March29 (9.5%)
  • April17 (5.6%)
  • May24 (7.8%)
  • June26 (8.5%)
  • July30 (9.8%)
  • August29 (9.5%)
  • September31 (10%)
  • October29 (9.5%)
  • November22 (7.2%)
  • December32 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight217 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (1%)
  • Other22 (7.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (63%)
  • Wet or damp100 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph111 (36%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph181 (59%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2%)
  • Roundabout3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (27%)
  • Pedestrian50 (12%)
  • Cyclist34 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1527 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20131 (31%)
  • 21 to 2564 (15%)
  • 26 to 3557 (14%)
  • 36 to 4547 (11%)
  • 46 to 5532 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6518 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.6%)
  • Over 755 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (63%)
  • Passenger106 (25%)
  • Pedestrian50 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car292 (57%)
  • Motorcycle106 (21%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

The A361 and A39 had the most collisions in Mendip in 1983, with 35 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3613552614
2ndA393554114
3rdA37213105
4thA362202409
5thA371192516
6thA36163319
7thB3139152126
8thB315191204
9thA3678804
10thB31105802
11thB30813401
12thB30923300
13thB31342600
14thA3591100
15thA3661101
16thA3681100
17thB30981101
18thB31241100
19thB31361100
20thB31591100

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 1983

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 1983: 40.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 1983

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 1983: 87.

Somerset and its former districts in 1983

Somerset recorded 1,766 collisions in 1983, and 17% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 1983, 1 was fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years