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Mendip road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 375 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 1994, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1993, and casualties fell from 559.

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 1994
375
Level with 1993
Casualties in 1994
529
Down 5% on 1993
Fatal collisions
11
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 1994

2.9% of collisions in Mendip in 1994 were fatal and 22% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.9%
  • Serious8322%
  • Slight28175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163%
  • Serious9017%
  • Slight42380%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 1994 is highlighted, with 375, level with 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday56 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday76 (20%)
  • Saturday58 (15%)
  • Sunday36 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.8%)
  • February31 (8.3%)
  • March23 (6.1%)
  • April19 (5.1%)
  • May29 (7.7%)
  • June48 (13%)
  • July22 (5.9%)
  • August27 (7.2%)
  • September23 (6.1%)
  • October43 (11%)
  • November38 (10%)
  • December39 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other20 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry206 (55%)
  • Wet or damp156 (42%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph137 (37%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph214 (57%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (91%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant395 (75%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20107 (20%)
  • 21 to 2557 (11%)
  • 26 to 35105 (20%)
  • 36 to 4566 (12%)
  • 46 to 5554 (10%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.9%)
  • Over 7514 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (59%)
  • Passenger167 (32%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car534 (78%)
  • Motorcycle46 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

The A39 had the most collisions in Mendip in 1994: 49, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39497237
2ndA361325317
3rdA371273917
4thA372646111
5thA362202804
6thA36162113
7thB3139111711
8thB309091501
9thB313581104
10thB31517701
11thA3675710
12thA3664700
13thB31364501
14thB30923710
15thB31343400
16thA30982200
17thB30812200
18thB31102400
19thA3591200
20thA40181100

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 1994

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 1994: 41.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 1994

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 1994: 97.

Somerset and its former districts in 1994

Somerset recorded 1,697 collisions in 1994, and 22% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 1994, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1994.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years