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Mendip road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2003, and 556 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2002 (370), and casualties rose from 514.

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 2003
381
Up 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
556
Up 8% on 2002
Fatal collisions
14
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2003

3.7% of collisions in Mendip in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.7%
  • Serious5113%
  • Slight31683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.5%
  • Serious6311%
  • Slight47986%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2003 is highlighted, with 381, up 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday66 (17%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (11%)
  • Sunday51 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.2%)
  • February28 (7.3%)
  • March23 (6%)
  • April30 (7.9%)
  • May36 (9.4%)
  • June32 (8.4%)
  • July35 (9.2%)
  • August29 (7.6%)
  • September34 (8.9%)
  • October28 (7.3%)
  • November40 (10%)
  • December31 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds298 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (64%)
  • Wet or damp125 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Mud3 (0.8%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph136 (36%)
  • 40 mph39 (10%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph190 (50%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (89%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.2%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant412 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant22 (4%)
  • Cyclist16 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20110 (20%)
  • 21 to 2552 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3571 (13%)
  • 36 to 45106 (19%)
  • 46 to 5567 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.9%)
  • Over 7521 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider350 (63%)
  • Passenger169 (30%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car543 (77%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Mendip in 2003

Frome West, Somerset, BA11 1EJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mendip in 2003, with 23 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 2003

The A39 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2003: 50, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39507137
2ndA361395524
3rdA37305224
4thA371264704
5thA362253502
6thB3090141712
7thB3139142003
8thA36122312
9thB313681101
10thA36771200
11thB313461412
12thA3665703
13thB31515501
14thB31104700
15thB31354901
16thB30922610
17thA30981100
18thA3591200
19thB30991100

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2003

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2003: 40.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2003

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2003: 106.

Somerset and its former districts in 2003

Somerset recorded 1,759 collisions in 2003, and 22% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2003, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years