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Mendip road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2000, and 585 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1999 (390), and casualties rose from 573.

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 2000
389
Level with 1999
Casualties in 2000
585
Up 2% on 1999
Fatal collisions
18
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2000

4.6% of collisions in Mendip in 2000 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal184.6%
  • Serious6316%
  • Slight30879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal203.4%
  • Serious8214%
  • Slight48383%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2000 is highlighted, with 389, level with 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday59 (15%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday49 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.7%)
  • February29 (7.5%)
  • March36 (9.3%)
  • April24 (6.2%)
  • May31 (8%)
  • June34 (8.7%)
  • July33 (8.5%)
  • August30 (7.7%)
  • September34 (8.7%)
  • October35 (9%)
  • November37 (9.5%)
  • December36 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (16%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (54%)
  • Wet or damp166 (43%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Mud3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph109 (28%)
  • 40 mph50 (13%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph218 (56%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway354 (91%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant419 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20122 (21%)
  • 21 to 2561 (10%)
  • 26 to 35114 (19%)
  • 36 to 4589 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6558 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.2%)
  • Over 7516 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider358 (61%)
  • Passenger182 (31%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car522 (74%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

The A361 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2000: 57, including 5 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361579059
2ndA37406206
3rdA371265125
4thA39243703
5thA36213505
6thA362192705
7thB3139182604
8thB309281121
9thB31517911
10thA3596811
11thB31356702
12thA3665601
13thB31365601
14thA3674612
15thB30904500
16thB31342410
17thA3031100
18thA30981200
19thB30811100
20thB30991300

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2000

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2000: 28.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2000

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2000: 106.

Somerset and its former districts in 2000

Somerset recorded 1,866 collisions in 2000, and 21% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2000, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2000.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years