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Mendip road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 1990, and 530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1989, and casualties fell from 545.

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 1990
378
Level with 1989
Casualties in 1990
530
Down 3% on 1989
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 1990

2.1% of collisions in Mendip in 1990 were fatal and 32% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious12132%
  • Slight24966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious14527%
  • Slight37671%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 1990 is highlighted, with 378, level with 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (12%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (18%)
  • Friday66 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.9%)
  • February24 (6.3%)
  • March29 (7.7%)
  • April20 (5.3%)
  • May31 (8.2%)
  • June31 (8.2%)
  • July32 (8.5%)
  • August31 (8.2%)
  • September40 (11%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November39 (10%)
  • December32 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (9.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (70%)
  • Wet or damp104 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph115 (30%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph241 (64%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (94%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (15%)
  • Pedestrian54 (10%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.8%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1542 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20114 (22%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 3599 (19%)
  • 36 to 4564 (12%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.3%)
  • Over 7513 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (61%)
  • Passenger155 (29%)
  • Pedestrian54 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car448 (68%)
  • Motorcycle79 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A39 had the most collisions in Mendip in 1990: 61, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA396189217
2ndA375077120
3rdA3613749110
4thA371254029
5thB3139172605
6thA362152205
7thA36132705
8thB3151101002
9thB30925801
10thB31355904
11thB30814403
12thB30904402
13thB31363602
14thA3672301
15thB30982200
16thB31102200
17thB31342701
18thB31902200
19thA30901101
20thA30981200

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 1990

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 1990: 39.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 1990

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 1990: 92.

Somerset and its former districts in 1990

Somerset recorded 1,871 collisions in 1990, and 20% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 1990, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years