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Mendip road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2010, and 368 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2009 (308), and casualties fell from 437.

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 2010
263
Down 15% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
368
Down 16% on 2009
Fatal collisions
9
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2010

3.4% of collisions in Mendip in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.4%
  • Serious3513%
  • Slight21983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight31786%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2010 is highlighted, with 263, down 15% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (12%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday43 (16%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.5%)
  • February23 (8.7%)
  • March14 (5.3%)
  • April27 (10%)
  • May20 (7.6%)
  • June23 (8.7%)
  • July25 (9.5%)
  • August30 (11%)
  • September24 (9.1%)
  • October21 (8%)
  • November23 (8.7%)
  • December16 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds205 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (71%)
  • Wet or damp61 (23%)
  • Frost or ice11 (4.2%)
  • Snow5 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph91 (35%)
  • 40 mph32 (12%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph128 (49%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (94%)
  • Roundabout8 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (74%)
  • Pedestrian37 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (9%)
  • Cyclist11 (3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2053 (14%)
  • 21 to 2543 (12%)
  • 26 to 3548 (13%)
  • 36 to 4559 (16%)
  • 46 to 5547 (13%)
  • 56 to 6536 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7529 (7.9%)
  • Over 7517 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (67%)
  • Passenger83 (23%)
  • Pedestrian37 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car404 (80%)
  • Motorcycle34 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 5LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mendip in 2010, with 10 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 2010

The A361 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2010: 39, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361395312
2ndA37334816
3rdA39273513
4thA371192312
5thA362141601
6thB313981501
7thB315181001
8thB313471210
9thA3661302
10thB30906600
11thB30925601
12thB313551603
13thB30814400
14thB31364700
15thA30983300
16thA3593500
17thA3662302
18thB30992201
19thA3671200
20thB31091100

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2010

Frome and Shepton Mallet had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2010, with 21 each.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2010

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2010: 64.

Somerset and its former districts in 2010

Somerset recorded 1,272 collisions in 2010, and 21% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2010, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years