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Mendip road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 359 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 1997, and 483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1996 (345), and casualties fell from 509.

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 1997
359
Up 4% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
483
Down 5% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 1997

1.7% of collisions in Mendip in 1997 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious6418%
  • Slight28981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious7616%
  • Slight39983%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 1997 is highlighted, with 359, up 4% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday50 (14%)
  • Saturday63 (18%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.2%)
  • February33 (9.2%)
  • March24 (6.7%)
  • April26 (7.2%)
  • May18 (5%)
  • June31 (8.6%)
  • July28 (7.8%)
  • August33 (9.2%)
  • September23 (6.4%)
  • October34 (9.5%)
  • November46 (13%)
  • December30 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (18%)
  • Fog or mist11 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other27 (7.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (50%)
  • Wet or damp168 (47%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph115 (32%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph210 (58%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway337 (94%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant342 (71%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2065 (13%)
  • 21 to 2569 (14%)
  • 26 to 35109 (23%)
  • 36 to 4568 (14%)
  • 46 to 5561 (13%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.5%)
  • Over 7518 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (66%)
  • Passenger128 (27%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car509 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle33 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle19 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A39 had the most collisions in Mendip in 1997: 52, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39527105
2ndA3614057110
3rdB3139243304
4thA37234218
5thA371232716
6thA362142615
7thA36111300
8thA3676602
9thA3665700
10thB31515601
11thB30904500
12thB31353401
13thB31363300
14thA30982201
15thB30922201
16thA3591100
17thA3631100
18thA381100
19thB30811100
20thB30991100

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 1997

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 1997: 29.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 1997

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 1997: 81.

Somerset and its former districts in 1997

Somerset recorded 1,839 collisions in 1997, and 20% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years