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Mendip road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 348 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 1987, and 491 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1986 (376), and casualties fell from 513.

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 1987
348
Down 7% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
491
Down 4% on 1986
Fatal collisions
9
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 1987

2.6% of collisions in Mendip in 1987 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious11232%
  • Slight22765%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious13628%
  • Slight34670%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 1987 is highlighted, with 348, down 7% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (9.2%)
  • Tuesday40 (11%)
  • Wednesday56 (16%)
  • Thursday54 (16%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday50 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.2%)
  • February19 (5.5%)
  • March26 (7.5%)
  • April25 (7.2%)
  • May30 (8.6%)
  • June34 (9.8%)
  • July23 (6.6%)
  • August33 (9.5%)
  • September36 (10%)
  • October33 (9.5%)
  • November29 (8.3%)
  • December42 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (12%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (57%)
  • Wet or damp130 (37%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.9%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph117 (34%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph222 (64%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (18%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)
  • Cyclist24 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20147 (30%)
  • 21 to 2578 (16%)
  • 26 to 3565 (13%)
  • 36 to 4561 (12%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.3%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (58%)
  • Passenger150 (31%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car417 (66%)
  • Motorcycle92 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

The A361 had the most collisions in Mendip in 1987: 48, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3614864212
2ndA39324609
3rdA373142010
4thA3712942115
5thA362213616
6thB3139142426
7thA36122005
8thA36791412
9thB309261001
10thB31516900
11thA3665802
12thB313651102
13thB31354601
14thA30982300
15thA3592201
16thB30812400
17thB31102300
18thB31532202
19thA301100
20thB31341401

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 1987

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 1987: 42.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 1987

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 1987: 92.

Somerset and its former districts in 1987

Somerset recorded 1,726 collisions in 1987, and 20% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 1987, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years