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Mendip road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 368 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2004, and 541 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2003 (381), and casualties fell from 556.

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 2004
368
Down 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
541
Down 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
11
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2004

3% of collisions in Mendip in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113%
  • Serious5415%
  • Slight30382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious6612%
  • Slight46386%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2004 is highlighted, with 368, down 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (11%)
  • Tuesday58 (16%)
  • Wednesday56 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday58 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.7%)
  • February30 (8.2%)
  • March32 (8.7%)
  • April26 (7.1%)
  • May27 (7.3%)
  • June34 (9.2%)
  • July27 (7.3%)
  • August26 (7.1%)
  • September35 (9.5%)
  • October35 (9.5%)
  • November28 (7.6%)
  • December36 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (4.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (54%)
  • Wet or damp145 (39%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.3%)
  • Mud5 (1.4%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.8%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph137 (37%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph183 (50%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway344 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (3%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant420 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist13 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 20106 (20%)
  • 21 to 2564 (12%)
  • 26 to 35100 (18%)
  • 36 to 4585 (16%)
  • 46 to 5563 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.1%)
  • Over 7516 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider354 (65%)
  • Passenger153 (28%)
  • Pedestrian34 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car545 (82%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.2%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Frome West, Somerset, BA11 1EJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mendip in 2004, with 24 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 2004

The A361 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2004: 43, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361436928
2ndA39334803
3rdA37324717
4thA371253522
5thA36192813
6thB3139182713
7thA362162502
8thB3090111402
9thA3676801
10thA3665602
11thB31355900
12thB313651001
13thB315151410
14thB31344801
15thA3593801
16thB30923601
17thB31103301
18thA30981410
19thA381300
20thB30811200

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2004

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2004: 42.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2004

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2004: 98.

Somerset and its former districts in 2004

Somerset recorded 1,757 collisions in 2004, and 21% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2004, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years