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Mendip road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 416 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 1988, and 584 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were up 20% on 1987 (348), and casualties rose from 491.

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 1988
416
Up 20% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
584
Up 19% on 1987
Fatal collisions
11
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 1988

2.6% of collisions in Mendip in 1988 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious13532%
  • Slight27065%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.2%
  • Serious16528%
  • Slight40670%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 1988 is highlighted, with 416, up 20% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (11%)
  • Wednesday68 (16%)
  • Thursday72 (17%)
  • Friday73 (18%)
  • Saturday54 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.7%)
  • February33 (7.9%)
  • March25 (6%)
  • April31 (7.5%)
  • May37 (8.9%)
  • June31 (7.5%)
  • July36 (8.7%)
  • August43 (10%)
  • September38 (9.1%)
  • October37 (8.9%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December32 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight309 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds338 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (66%)
  • Wet or damp132 (32%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph152 (37%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph241 (58%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (94%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.9%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant348 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (19%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist29 (5%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20145 (25%)
  • 21 to 2593 (16%)
  • 26 to 35113 (19%)
  • 36 to 4553 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5547 (8%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5%)
  • Over 7520 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (60%)
  • Passenger182 (31%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (65%)
  • Motorcycle112 (15%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

The A39 had the most collisions in Mendip in 1988: 55, including 4 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA395590422
2ndA3614862118
3rdA371415618
4thA373664117
5thA362233008
6thB3139233026
7thB3151152318
8thA36132205
9thB309281002
10thA3676600
11thB31106701
12thA3593301
13thA3663801
14thB31143402
15thB31363401
16thA30982201
17thB31342300
18thB31352200
19thA40181100
20thA43201101

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 1988

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 1988: 54.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 1988

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 1988: 107.

Somerset and its former districts in 1988

Somerset recorded 1,789 collisions in 1988, and 23% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 1988, 3 were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years