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Mendip road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 1991, and 531 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1990 (378), and casualties rose from 530.

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 1991
375
Down 1% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
531
Level with 1990
Fatal collisions
20
5.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 1991

5.3% of collisions in Mendip in 1991 were fatal and 25% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal205.3%
  • Serious9325%
  • Slight26270%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal214%
  • Serious12824%
  • Slight38272%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 1991 is highlighted, with 375, down 1% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday44 (12%)
  • Wednesday40 (11%)
  • Thursday69 (18%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday70 (19%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.3%)
  • February20 (5.3%)
  • March23 (6.1%)
  • April42 (11%)
  • May35 (9.3%)
  • June33 (8.8%)
  • July38 (10%)
  • August36 (9.6%)
  • September31 (8.3%)
  • October40 (11%)
  • November24 (6.4%)
  • December18 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Fog or mist14 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (60%)
  • Wet or damp131 (35%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.9%)
  • Snow7 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph119 (32%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph239 (64%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant350 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (10%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2080 (15%)
  • 21 to 2593 (18%)
  • 26 to 3599 (19%)
  • 36 to 4577 (15%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7535 (6.6%)
  • Over 7529 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (59%)
  • Passenger164 (31%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car503 (72%)
  • Motorcycle54 (7.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A39 had the most collisions in Mendip in 1991: 56, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA395685314
2ndA374681414
3rdA3613948114
4thA36202814
5thA371192926
6thB3139172824
7thB3151142214
8thA362121621
9thA36781101
10thB31357802
11thB30905601
12thB31345701
13thA3663701
14thB30813501
15thB30922200
16thB31092200
17thB31102510
18thA3591100
19thB30991100
20thB31141101

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 1991

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 1991: 33.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 1991

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 1991: 77.

Somerset and its former districts in 1991

Somerset recorded 1,724 collisions in 1991, and 22% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 1991, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1991.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years