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Mendip road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 1986, and 513 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1985 (373), and casualties rose from 498.

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 1986
376
Up 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
513
Up 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
12
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 1986

3.2% of collisions in Mendip in 1986 were fatal and 35% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.2%
  • Serious13135%
  • Slight23362%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious16632%
  • Slight33565%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 1986 is highlighted, with 376, up 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (12%)
  • Tuesday37 (9.8%)
  • Wednesday46 (12%)
  • Thursday63 (17%)
  • Friday73 (19%)
  • Saturday62 (16%)
  • Sunday49 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.8%)
  • February30 (8%)
  • March35 (9.3%)
  • April29 (7.7%)
  • May28 (7.4%)
  • June33 (8.8%)
  • July41 (11%)
  • August38 (10%)
  • September16 (4.3%)
  • October34 (9%)
  • November33 (8.8%)
  • December26 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry218 (58%)
  • Wet or damp135 (36%)
  • Frost or ice20 (5.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph129 (34%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph237 (63%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (96%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant300 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (20%)
  • Pedestrian59 (12%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20150 (29%)
  • 21 to 2580 (16%)
  • 26 to 3567 (13%)
  • 36 to 4555 (11%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.7%)
  • Over 7517 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (61%)
  • Passenger141 (27%)
  • Pedestrian59 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car451 (67%)
  • Motorcycle106 (16%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

The A361 had the most collisions in Mendip in 1986: 53, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3615367119
2ndA394161116
3rdA373046113
4thA371273829
5thA362230211
6thA362192103
7thB3139172407
8thB31517911
9thB31345802
10thB31365601
11thA36741021
12thB30924502
13thB31103401
14thB31353703
15thA3592200
16thA3662300
17thB30812401
18thA30981101
19thB31141100
20thB31531100

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 1986

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 1986: 57.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 1986

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 1986: 123.

Somerset and its former districts in 1986

Somerset recorded 1,752 collisions in 1986, and 21% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 1986, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years