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Mendip road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 1984, and 502 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1983 (306), and casualties rose from 419.

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 1984
359
Up 17% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
502
Up 20% on 1983
Fatal collisions
9
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 1984

2.5% of collisions in Mendip in 1984 were fatal and 39% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious13939%
  • Slight21159%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious16934%
  • Slight32465%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 1984 is highlighted, with 359, up 17% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (16%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.4%)
  • February27 (7.5%)
  • March29 (8.1%)
  • April24 (6.7%)
  • May37 (10%)
  • June28 (7.8%)
  • July29 (8.1%)
  • August28 (7.8%)
  • September32 (8.9%)
  • October31 (8.6%)
  • November28 (7.8%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (67%)
  • Wet or damp108 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph148 (41%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph199 (55%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (26%)
  • Pedestrian46 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist33 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20148 (29%)
  • 21 to 2563 (13%)
  • 26 to 3572 (14%)
  • 36 to 4548 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3%)
  • Over 7513 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (61%)
  • Passenger151 (30%)
  • Pedestrian46 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car406 (61%)
  • Motorcycle126 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

The A361 had the most collisions in Mendip in 1984: 52, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3615278324
2ndA393557215
3rdA373260015
4thA371233214
5thA362182407
6thB3151182208
7thB3139172107
8thA3681302
9thB30928913
10thA3675803
11thB31364500
12thA3663300
13thB30983300
14thB31103400
15thB31353402
16thB30482200
17thB31342201
18thB33552202
19thA3591101
20thA381101

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 1984

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 1984: 56.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 1984

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 1984: 113.

Somerset and its former districts in 1984

Somerset recorded 1,802 collisions in 1984, and 20% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 1984, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years