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Mendip road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 377 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2005, and 508 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2004 (368), and casualties fell from 541.

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 2005
377
Up 2% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
508
Down 6% on 2004
Fatal collisions
9
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2005

2.4% of collisions in Mendip in 2005 were fatal and 13% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious4913%
  • Slight31985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious5110%
  • Slight44688%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2005 is highlighted, with 377, up 2% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (14%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (12%)
  • Sunday55 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (11%)
  • February28 (7.4%)
  • March23 (6.1%)
  • April29 (7.7%)
  • May29 (7.7%)
  • June39 (10%)
  • July41 (11%)
  • August29 (7.7%)
  • September25 (6.6%)
  • October30 (8%)
  • November31 (8.2%)
  • December33 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other31 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry231 (61%)
  • Wet or damp132 (35%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph138 (37%)
  • 40 mph30 (8%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph190 (50%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (90%)
  • Roundabout18 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant374 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2097 (19%)
  • 21 to 2571 (14%)
  • 26 to 3589 (18%)
  • 36 to 4573 (14%)
  • 46 to 5560 (12%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.9%)
  • Over 7520 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider340 (67%)
  • Passenger131 (26%)
  • Pedestrian37 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car527 (77%)
  • Motorcycle43 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Frome West, Somerset, BA11 1EJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mendip in 2005, with 19 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 2005

The A361 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2005: 48, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361486104
2ndA39335917
3rdA371262813
4thA362223412
5thA37192401
6thA36182812
7thB3090162002
8thA366111411
9thB3139111200
10thB313461401
11thB313661001
12thB31516701
13thA3593401
14thA3673711
15thB30923300
16thB31353402
17thB30992302
18thB31102500
19thA30981101
20thB31141100

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2005

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2005: 43.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2005

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2005: 112.

Somerset and its former districts in 2005

Somerset recorded 1,888 collisions in 2005, and 20% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2005.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years