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Mendip road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 373 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 1985, and 498 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 125 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1984 (359), and casualties fell from 502.

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 1985
373
Up 4% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
498
Down 1% on 1984
Fatal collisions
13
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
125
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 1985

3.5% of collisions in Mendip in 1985 were fatal and 34% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.5%
  • Serious12534%
  • Slight23563%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious15030%
  • Slight33567%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 1985 is highlighted, with 373, up 4% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (12%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (16%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday60 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.1%)
  • February18 (4.8%)
  • March23 (6.2%)
  • April27 (7.2%)
  • May35 (9.4%)
  • June30 (8%)
  • July35 (9.4%)
  • August33 (8.8%)
  • September40 (11%)
  • October49 (13%)
  • November33 (8.8%)
  • December31 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (12%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Other11 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (69%)
  • Wet or damp104 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph145 (39%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph217 (58%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway353 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.6%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (18%)
  • Pedestrian71 (14%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20138 (28%)
  • 21 to 2580 (16%)
  • 26 to 3558 (12%)
  • 36 to 4557 (11%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.8%)
  • Over 7517 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (59%)
  • Passenger133 (27%)
  • Pedestrian71 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car439 (66%)
  • Motorcycle100 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A361 had the most collisions in Mendip in 1985: 61, including 3 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3616184317
2ndA394057119
3rdA3712837012
4thA362262906
5thA37253208
6thB3139141826
7thA36131904
8thB315191614
9thA3666622
10thA3675702
11thB313551002
12thB30814401
13thB30924600
14thA3592501
15thB31342501
16thB31362300
17thA41100
18thB30981101
19thB31101100
20thB31141201

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 1985

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 1985: 55.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 1985

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 1985: 113.

Somerset and its former districts in 1985

Somerset recorded 1,719 collisions in 1985, and 22% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 1985, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1985.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years