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Mendip road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 390 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 1999, and 573 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1998 (393), and casualties fell from 576.

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 1999
390
Down 1% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
573
Down 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 1999

2.3% of collisions in Mendip in 1999 were fatal and 14% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious5614%
  • Slight32583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious7112%
  • Slight49386%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 1999 is highlighted, with 390, down 1% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (18%)
  • Tuesday72 (18%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (9.2%)
  • February24 (6.2%)
  • March33 (8.5%)
  • April40 (10%)
  • May30 (7.7%)
  • June38 (9.7%)
  • July36 (9.2%)
  • August30 (7.7%)
  • September32 (8.2%)
  • October22 (5.6%)
  • November34 (8.7%)
  • December35 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight309 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (56%)
  • Wet or damp150 (38%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.6%)
  • Mud3 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph144 (37%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph208 (53%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway358 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant430 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2080 (14%)
  • 21 to 2571 (12%)
  • 26 to 35136 (24%)
  • 36 to 4584 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.4%)
  • Over 7516 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider363 (63%)
  • Passenger169 (29%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car566 (78%)
  • Motorcycle46 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (5.7%)
  • Other vehicle20 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The A37 had the most collisions in Mendip in 1999: 47, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37477015
2ndA361406416
3rdA39366107
4thA371314307
5thA36162712
6thA362162805
7thB3090131903
8thB3139132121
9thB3151101201
10thB31366801
11thB31345711
12thB31355702
13thA3673300
14thA42200
15thA40182201
16thB30922200
17thB30982300
18thB31102200
19thA3591101
20thA3661100

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 1999

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 1999: 26.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 1999

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 1999: 74.

Somerset and its former districts in 1999

Somerset recorded 1,819 collisions in 1999, and 21% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years