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Mendip road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 308 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2009, and 437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2008 (332), and casualties fell from 467.

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 2009
308
Down 7% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
437
Down 6% on 2008
Fatal collisions
7
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2009

2.3% of collisions in Mendip in 2009 were fatal and 15% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious4715%
  • Slight25482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious5513%
  • Slight37586%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2009 is highlighted, with 308, down 7% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (17%)
  • Wednesday45 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (18%)
  • Friday44 (14%)
  • Saturday34 (11%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.8%)
  • February21 (6.8%)
  • March20 (6.5%)
  • April24 (7.8%)
  • May17 (5.5%)
  • June23 (7.5%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August30 (9.7%)
  • September25 (8.1%)
  • October29 (9.4%)
  • November27 (8.8%)
  • December30 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds233 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (13%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (59%)
  • Wet or damp105 (34%)
  • Frost or ice19 (6.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 30 mph114 (37%)
  • 40 mph31 (10%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph147 (48%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (92%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant334 (76%)
  • Pedestrian33 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.2%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2098 (22%)
  • 21 to 2550 (11%)
  • 26 to 3556 (13%)
  • 36 to 4559 (14%)
  • 46 to 5553 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.7%)
  • Over 7517 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded22 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (65%)
  • Passenger119 (27%)
  • Pedestrian33 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car448 (80%)
  • Motorcycle33 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Street, Somerset, BA16 0EQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mendip in 2009, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 2009

The A361 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2009: 38, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361386935
2ndA39314303
3rdA37263505
4thA371151816
5thA362132120
6thB3139131603
7thB3151101001
8thA3691802
9thB313571204
10thB309061200
11thA3674600
12thB30924500
13thB31094500
14thB31364500
15thA36631001
16thB30812200
17thA30981101
18thB30991100
19thB31341100

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2009

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2009: 31.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2009

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2009: 83.

Somerset and its former districts in 2009

Somerset recorded 1,414 collisions in 2009, and 22% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2009.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years