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Mendip road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 239 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2011, and 338 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2010 (263), and casualties fell from 368.

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 2011
239
Down 9% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
338
Down 8% on 2010
Fatal collisions
5
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2011

2.1% of collisions in Mendip in 2011 were fatal and 19% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious4619%
  • Slight18879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious5015%
  • Slight28384%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2011 is highlighted, with 239, down 9% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (16%)
  • Wednesday40 (17%)
  • Thursday32 (13%)
  • Friday36 (15%)
  • Saturday28 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (3.8%)
  • February29 (12%)
  • March15 (6.3%)
  • April15 (6.3%)
  • May23 (9.6%)
  • June20 (8.4%)
  • July20 (8.4%)
  • August20 (8.4%)
  • September27 (11%)
  • October20 (8.4%)
  • November17 (7.1%)
  • December24 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight171 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (5.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (71%)
  • Wet or damp66 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph90 (38%)
  • 40 mph25 (10%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph115 (48%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (93%)
  • Roundabout13 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant255 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist17 (5%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2068 (20%)
  • 21 to 2535 (10%)
  • 26 to 3542 (12%)
  • 36 to 4556 (17%)
  • 46 to 5550 (15%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.3%)
  • Over 7516 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (70%)
  • Passenger79 (23%)
  • Pedestrian24 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car360 (81%)
  • Motorcycle27 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Frome West, Somerset, BA11 1EJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mendip in 2011, with 13 collisions.

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 2011

The A37 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2011: 27, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37274106
2ndA39233312
3rdA361213208
4thA36152302
5thB3139152413
6thA371121902
7thA362101012
8thB309091112
9thB315191102
10thB313571002
11thB31365600
12thA3664800
13thA30982200
14thB31102200
15thA3591110
16thA3671200
17thB30811100
18thB30921200
19thB31091101
20thB31341100

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2011

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2011: 23.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2011

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2011: 62.

Somerset and its former districts in 2011

Somerset recorded 1,152 collisions in 2011, and 21% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2011, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2011.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years