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Mendip road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 1989, and 545 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1988 (416), and casualties fell from 584.

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 1989
378
Down 9% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
545
Down 7% on 1988
Fatal collisions
19
5% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 1989

5% of collisions in Mendip in 1989 were fatal and 31% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal195%
  • Serious11831%
  • Slight24164%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal213.9%
  • Serious15228%
  • Slight37268%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 1989 is highlighted, with 378, down 9% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (16%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (16%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.8%)
  • February30 (7.9%)
  • March23 (6.1%)
  • April37 (9.8%)
  • May33 (8.7%)
  • June36 (9.5%)
  • July37 (9.8%)
  • August32 (8.5%)
  • September44 (12%)
  • October31 (8.2%)
  • November23 (6.1%)
  • December30 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (66%)
  • Wet or damp118 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph131 (35%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph228 (60%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (95%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant332 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (18%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20141 (26%)
  • 21 to 2599 (18%)
  • 26 to 3576 (14%)
  • 36 to 4541 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5553 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.9%)
  • Over 7519 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (62%)
  • Passenger168 (31%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car459 (66%)
  • Motorcycle95 (14%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A39 had the most collisions in Mendip in 1989: 56, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA395678219
2ndA3614557114
3rdA373656313
4thA36235325
5thA362203108
6thA371202325
7thB3139173218
8thB3151152317
9thB3092111304
10thB31366921
11thB313451122
12thB30814602
13thA3663611
14thB31353600
15thA3592200
16thA3672200
17thB31092300
18thB31102302
19thA30981100
20thA591100

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 1989

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 1989: 44.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 1989

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 1989: 100.

Somerset and its former districts in 1989

Somerset recorded 1,786 collisions in 1989, and 21% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 1989, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1989.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years