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Mendip road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 332 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2008, and 467 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2007 (335), and casualties fell from 476.

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 2008
332
Down 1% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
467
Down 2% on 2007
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2008

2.1% of collisions in Mendip in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious4413%
  • Slight28185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious4910%
  • Slight41088%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2008 is highlighted, with 332, down 1% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (18%)
  • Friday48 (14%)
  • Saturday47 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.5%)
  • February30 (9%)
  • March27 (8.1%)
  • April21 (6.3%)
  • May29 (8.7%)
  • June32 (9.6%)
  • July29 (8.7%)
  • August26 (7.8%)
  • September21 (6.3%)
  • October27 (8.1%)
  • November32 (9.6%)
  • December33 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other15 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry201 (61%)
  • Wet or damp109 (33%)
  • Frost or ice20 (6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph136 (41%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph10 (3%)
  • 60 mph158 (48%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (95%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant353 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (10%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist19 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2090 (19%)
  • 21 to 2562 (13%)
  • 26 to 3555 (12%)
  • 36 to 4579 (17%)
  • 46 to 5542 (9%)
  • 56 to 6543 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.4%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded31 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (69%)
  • Passenger121 (26%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car484 (78%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mendip in 2008, with 16 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 2008

The A39 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2008: 36, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39364714
2ndA361325606
3rdA37315113
4thA371283615
5thA36182503
6thA362132002
7thB3139121505
8thB3090111502
9thB31358901
10thB315171210
11thA3676810
12thA3595601
13thA30984701
14thB31143500
15thB31363500
16thB31102211
17thA3661100
18thB30811201
19thB30921200
20thB30991200

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2008

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2008: 34.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2008

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2008: 91.

Somerset and its former districts in 2008

Somerset recorded 1,560 collisions in 2008, and 21% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2008, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years