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Mendip road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 335 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2007, and 476 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2006 (384), and casualties fell from 537.

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 2007
335
Down 13% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
476
Down 11% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2007

1.8% of collisions in Mendip in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious4714%
  • Slight28284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious5411%
  • Slight41687%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2007 is highlighted, with 335, down 13% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (11%)
  • Wednesday49 (15%)
  • Thursday41 (12%)
  • Friday55 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (17%)
  • Sunday46 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.1%)
  • February28 (8.4%)
  • March24 (7.2%)
  • April25 (7.5%)
  • May25 (7.5%)
  • June36 (11%)
  • July30 (9%)
  • August34 (10%)
  • September30 (9%)
  • October28 (8.4%)
  • November20 (6%)
  • December28 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight243 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (8.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds245 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other10 (3%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (62%)
  • Wet or damp122 (36%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (5.4%)
  • 30 mph118 (35%)
  • 40 mph35 (10%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph153 (46%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway308 (92%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.5%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant359 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (10%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 20100 (21%)
  • 21 to 2555 (12%)
  • 26 to 3576 (16%)
  • 36 to 4569 (14%)
  • 46 to 5559 (12%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.3%)
  • Over 7516 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded24 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider329 (69%)
  • Passenger117 (25%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car500 (78%)
  • Motorcycle51 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Frome North, Somerset, BA11 6SE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mendip in 2007, with 14 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 2007

The A361 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2007: 46, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3614662010
2ndA37355414
3rdA371254209
4thA39212710
5thA36202704
6thA362152401
7thB3090111512
8thB3139111501
9thB313561110
10thB30924600
11thB31514500
12thA3593500
13thB31103301
14thA3662400
15thA3672400
16thB31092301
17thB31342410
18thB31362200
19thA30981100
20thB30811200

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2007

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2007: 35.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2007

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2007: 99.

Somerset and its former districts in 2007

Somerset recorded 1,755 collisions in 2007, and 19% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2007, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years