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Mendip road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2006, and 537 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2005 (377), and casualties rose from 508.

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 2006
384
Up 2% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
537
Up 6% on 2005
Fatal collisions
10
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2006

2.6% of collisions in Mendip in 2006 were fatal and 13% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious4913%
  • Slight32585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious6612%
  • Slight46186%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2006 is highlighted, with 384, up 2% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday57 (15%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.3%)
  • February31 (8.1%)
  • March32 (8.3%)
  • April33 (8.6%)
  • May28 (7.3%)
  • June27 (7%)
  • July31 (8.1%)
  • August33 (8.6%)
  • September40 (10%)
  • October21 (5.5%)
  • November34 (8.9%)
  • December50 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other13 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry247 (64%)
  • Wet or damp130 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (3.9%)
  • 30 mph156 (41%)
  • 40 mph30 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph176 (46%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway343 (89%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (10%)
  • Pedestrian36 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist24 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20104 (19%)
  • 21 to 2552 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3595 (18%)
  • 36 to 45104 (19%)
  • 46 to 5551 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7533 (6.1%)
  • Over 7518 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider373 (69%)
  • Passenger128 (24%)
  • Pedestrian36 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car542 (74%)
  • Motorcycle57 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Frome West, Somerset, BA11 1EJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mendip in 2006, with 26 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 2006

The A361 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2006: 51, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361517115
2ndA39324415
3rdA37284812
4thA371232807
5thB3139203124
6thB3090182201
7thA362141701
8thA36121801
9thB3151121610
10thB313581210
11thB31345710
12thA3674502
13thB31104500
14thA3593301
15thB30813500
16thB30923603
17thA30982201
18thB31092200
19thA3661100
20thB31361200

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2006

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2006: 52.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2006

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2006: 102.

Somerset and its former districts in 2006

Somerset recorded 1,837 collisions in 2006, and 21% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2006, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years