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Mendip road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 370 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2002, and 514 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2001 (349), and casualties fell from 527.

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 2002
370
Up 6% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
514
Down 2% on 2001
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2002

1.9% of collisions in Mendip in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious5615%
  • Slight30783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious8116%
  • Slight42482%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2002 is highlighted, with 370, up 6% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday67 (18%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.3%)
  • February23 (6.2%)
  • March31 (8.4%)
  • April26 (7%)
  • May28 (7.6%)
  • June44 (12%)
  • July39 (11%)
  • August28 (7.6%)
  • September23 (6.2%)
  • October27 (7.3%)
  • November41 (11%)
  • December33 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other18 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (56%)
  • Wet or damp151 (41%)
  • Mud5 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph149 (40%)
  • 40 mph29 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph181 (49%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant380 (74%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1519 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20107 (21%)
  • 21 to 2547 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3596 (19%)
  • 36 to 4580 (16%)
  • 46 to 5554 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.9%)
  • Over 7517 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (64%)
  • Passenger137 (27%)
  • Pedestrian49 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle36 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle28 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Mendip in 2002

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mendip in 2002, with 24 collisions.

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 2002

The A361 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2002: 56, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361567129
2ndA39334815
3rdA37274214
4thA362233003
5thA371203316
6thB3139152504
7thB3090111600
8thA36671002
9thB31517802
10thB30925800
11thB30995702
12thB31344610
13thB31364600
14thA363300
15thA3673401
16thB31103300
17thB31353402
18thA30981200
19thA3591100
20thB30981100

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2002

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2002: 40.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2002

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2002: 116.

Somerset and its former districts in 2002

Somerset recorded 1,884 collisions in 2002, and 20% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2002.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years