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Mendip road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 1996, and 509 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1995 (378), and casualties fell from 560.

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 1996
345
Down 9% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
509
Down 9% on 1995
Fatal collisions
9
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 1996

2.6% of collisions in Mendip in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious5717%
  • Slight27981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.3%
  • Serious7014%
  • Slight42283%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 1996 is highlighted, with 345, down 9% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday43 (12%)
  • Wednesday54 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday67 (19%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (4.9%)
  • February26 (7.5%)
  • March24 (7%)
  • April22 (6.4%)
  • May30 (8.7%)
  • June25 (7.2%)
  • July27 (7.8%)
  • August37 (11%)
  • September32 (9.3%)
  • October41 (12%)
  • November28 (8.1%)
  • December36 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other23 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (55%)
  • Wet or damp134 (39%)
  • Frost or ice19 (5.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph99 (29%)
  • 40 mph24 (7%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph215 (62%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway326 (94%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.9%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (75%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7.9%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2086 (17%)
  • 21 to 2566 (13%)
  • 26 to 3590 (18%)
  • 36 to 4577 (15%)
  • 46 to 5567 (13%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.3%)
  • Over 7520 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider329 (65%)
  • Passenger140 (28%)
  • Pedestrian40 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car515 (81%)
  • Motorcycle33 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A361 had the most collisions in Mendip in 1996: 44, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361446617
2ndA39396714
3rdA37293806
4thA36162521
5thB3139162614
6thA362152714
7thA371142301
8thB3090101401
9thB31366801
10thB31516700
11thB31105602
12thB31143402
13thB31353801
14thA3592200
15thA3662300
16thB31092500
17thB31342200
18thA30981100
19thA3671100
20thA3721201

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 1996

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 1996: 28.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 1996

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 1996: 81.

Somerset and its former districts in 1996

Somerset recorded 1,695 collisions in 1996, and 20% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 1996, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years