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Mendip road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2001, and 527 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2000 (389), and casualties fell from 585.

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 2001
349
Down 10% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
527
Down 10% on 2000
Fatal collisions
13
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2001

3.7% of collisions in Mendip in 2001 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.7%
  • Serious5817%
  • Slight27880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.7%
  • Serious7715%
  • Slight43683%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2001 is highlighted, with 349, down 10% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday64 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.9%)
  • February17 (4.9%)
  • March18 (5.2%)
  • April40 (11%)
  • May36 (10%)
  • June21 (6%)
  • July22 (6.3%)
  • August26 (7.4%)
  • September30 (8.6%)
  • October43 (12%)
  • November35 (10%)
  • December37 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight267 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other18 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (57%)
  • Wet or damp136 (39%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Mud3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph123 (35%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph188 (54%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (89%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant394 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.1%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2091 (17%)
  • 21 to 2553 (10%)
  • 26 to 35111 (21%)
  • 36 to 4582 (16%)
  • 46 to 5566 (13%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.6%)
  • Over 7522 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider334 (63%)
  • Passenger166 (31%)
  • Pedestrian27 (5.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (77%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Mendip

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Mendip in 2001

Frome West, Somerset, BA11 1EJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mendip in 2001, with 16 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 2001

The A361 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2001: 41, including 4 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3614169412
2ndA371273624
3rdA37243604
4thA39223823
5thA36193105
6thB3139162523
7thA362152700
8thB3151121801
9thB309081301
10thB313581902
11thB31347900
12thA3666702
13thB31365601
14thA3594801
15thB309941002
16thA3672301
17thB31102200
18thB30921100
19thB30981100
20thB31091301

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2001

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2001: 34.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2001

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2001: 105.

Somerset and its former districts in 2001

Somerset recorded 1,857 collisions in 2001, and 19% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2001, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Mendip road accidents in other years