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Mendip road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 1993, and 559 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1992 (324), and casualties rose from 496.

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 1993
375
Up 16% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
559
Up 13% on 1992
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 1993

2.1% of collisions in Mendip in 1993 were fatal and 26% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious9626%
  • Slight27172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious11821%
  • Slight43377%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 1993 is highlighted, with 375, up 16% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday60 (16%)
  • Wednesday56 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (16%)
  • Friday60 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday35 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.3%)
  • February23 (6.1%)
  • March28 (7.5%)
  • April36 (9.6%)
  • May32 (8.5%)
  • June35 (9.3%)
  • July38 (10%)
  • August27 (7.2%)
  • September29 (7.7%)
  • October20 (5.3%)
  • November41 (11%)
  • December35 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (57%)
  • Wet or damp154 (41%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph128 (34%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph224 (60%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway344 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant380 (68%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist28 (5%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2080 (14%)
  • 21 to 2569 (12%)
  • 26 to 35102 (18%)
  • 36 to 4572 (13%)
  • 46 to 5549 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.1%)
  • Over 7520 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded30 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider319 (57%)
  • Passenger180 (32%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car506 (75%)
  • Motorcycle41 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle19 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

The A39 had the most collisions in Mendip in 1993: 52, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA395271314
2ndA37337309
3rdA3613040010
4thA371264308
5thB3139203704
6thA362172504
7thA36141512
8thB309091002
9thB313491804
10thA3666803
11thB30925602
12thB31515500
13thA3674811
14thB31353702
15thA30982400
16thB30992201
17thB31102401
18thA3071100
19thA3591100
20thB30811100

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 1993

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 1993: 42.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 1993

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 1993: 88.

Somerset and its former districts in 1993

Somerset recorded 1,530 collisions in 1993, and 25% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 1993, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1993.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years