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Mendip road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 1992, and 496 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1991 (375), and casualties fell from 531.

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 1992
324
Down 14% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
496
Down 7% on 1991
Fatal collisions
13
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 1992

4% of collisions in Mendip in 1992 were fatal and 23% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134%
  • Serious7623%
  • Slight23573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal204%
  • Serious10521%
  • Slight37175%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 1992 is highlighted, with 324, down 14% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (12%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (16%)
  • Friday58 (18%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (10%)
  • February11 (3.4%)
  • March19 (5.9%)
  • April20 (6.2%)
  • May28 (8.6%)
  • June27 (8.3%)
  • July33 (10%)
  • August22 (6.8%)
  • September32 (9.9%)
  • October35 (11%)
  • November32 (9.9%)
  • December31 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded38 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds198 (61%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (13%)
  • Fog or mist18 (5.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Other18 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded38 (12%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (46%)
  • Wet or damp130 (40%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded38 (12%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph83 (26%)
  • 40 mph12 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph204 (63%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded20 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant366 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (3%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2089 (18%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3588 (18%)
  • 36 to 4560 (12%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.8%)
  • Over 7512 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded28 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (60%)
  • Passenger164 (33%)
  • Pedestrian33 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car425 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

The A39 had the most collisions in Mendip in 1992: 53, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA395393310
2ndA374371410
3rdA3613045410
4thA362203015
5thB3139194005
6thA371151905
7thA36142301
8thB309071102
9thB313571311
10thB31515700
11thA3674502
12thB30924502
13thB31364601
14thA3663300
15thA3592200
16thA30901100
17thA3701401
18thB31101100
19thB31141100
20thB31341100

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 1992

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 1992: 23.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 1992

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 1992: 67.

Somerset and its former districts in 1992

Somerset recorded 1,646 collisions in 1992, and 20% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 1992, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1992.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years