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Mendip road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 393 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 1998, and 576 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1997 (359), and casualties rose from 483.

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 1998
393
Up 9% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
576
Up 19% on 1997
Fatal collisions
12
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 1998

3.1% of collisions in Mendip in 1998 were fatal and 12% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.1%
  • Serious4812%
  • Slight33385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious6912%
  • Slight49386%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 1998 is highlighted, with 393, up 9% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday48 (12%)
  • Wednesday63 (16%)
  • Thursday71 (18%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday48 (12%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.1%)
  • February31 (7.9%)
  • March32 (8.1%)
  • April33 (8.4%)
  • May26 (6.6%)
  • June35 (8.9%)
  • July35 (8.9%)
  • August28 (7.1%)
  • September29 (7.4%)
  • October30 (7.6%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December53 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other23 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry211 (54%)
  • Wet or damp167 (42%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph150 (38%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph205 (52%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway359 (91%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant437 (76%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.8%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist17 (3%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2095 (16%)
  • 21 to 2565 (11%)
  • 26 to 35107 (19%)
  • 36 to 4588 (15%)
  • 46 to 5554 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.9%)
  • Over 7523 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (62%)
  • Passenger174 (30%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car581 (79%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle27 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A37 had the most collisions in Mendip in 1998: 42, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37426426
2ndA39396428
3rdA361324516
4thA371285013
5thA36182402
6thA362183212
7thB3139183222
8thB309081301
9thA36671011
10thB31357901
11thB31345600
12thB31365600
13thA3594500
14thB30924600
15thA3673301
16thB31093600
17thB31513300
18thB30812300
19thB31142200
20thA30981100

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 1998

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 1998: 32.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 1998

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 1998: 95.

Somerset and its former districts in 1998

Somerset recorded 1,880 collisions in 1998, and 21% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 1998, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years