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Mendip road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 1995, and 560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1994 (375), and casualties rose from 529.

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 1995
378
Up 1% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
560
Up 6% on 1994
Fatal collisions
16
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 1995

4.2% of collisions in Mendip in 1995 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal164.2%
  • Serious7520%
  • Slight28776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.9%
  • Serious9016%
  • Slight45481%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 1995 is highlighted, with 378, up 1% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (16%)
  • Thursday60 (16%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (16%)
  • Sunday32 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.7%)
  • February25 (6.6%)
  • March34 (9%)
  • April28 (7.4%)
  • May23 (6.1%)
  • June35 (9.3%)
  • July29 (7.7%)
  • August34 (9%)
  • September29 (7.7%)
  • October25 (6.6%)
  • November40 (11%)
  • December43 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other29 (7.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (57%)
  • Wet or damp150 (40%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph120 (32%)
  • 40 mph19 (5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph236 (62%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant403 (72%)
  • Pedestrian50 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5%)
  • 16 to 2092 (16%)
  • 21 to 2583 (15%)
  • 26 to 35104 (19%)
  • 36 to 4579 (14%)
  • 46 to 5551 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.2%)
  • Over 7516 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (58%)
  • Passenger186 (33%)
  • Pedestrian50 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (78%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.3%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 1995

The A361 had the most collisions in Mendip in 1995: 43, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361437119
2ndA37365813
3rdA39314713
4thA3712942110
5thB3139203525
6thA36162605
7thA362111100
8thB3151101221
9thA36671402
10thA3676701
11thB30905801
12thB30925910
13thA30984400
14thB31104610
15thB31354701
16thB31363400
17thA382902
18thB31342300
19thB30981100
20thB31091701

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 1995

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 1995: 32.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 1995

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 1995: 96.

Somerset and its former districts in 1995

Somerset recorded 1,737 collisions in 1995, and 22% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 1995, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years