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Mendip road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 201 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2012, and 303 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2011 (239), and casualties fell from 338.

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 2012
201
Down 16% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
303
Down 10% on 2011
Fatal collisions
5
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2012

2.5% of collisions in Mendip in 2012 were fatal and 18% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.5%
  • Serious3618%
  • Slight16080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious4013%
  • Slight25785%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2012 is highlighted, with 201, down 16% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (15%)
  • Wednesday23 (11%)
  • Thursday33 (16%)
  • Friday30 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (17%)
  • Sunday23 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.5%)
  • February12 (6%)
  • March13 (6.5%)
  • April13 (6.5%)
  • May20 (10%)
  • June20 (10%)
  • July17 (8.5%)
  • August24 (12%)
  • September12 (6%)
  • October20 (10%)
  • November19 (9.5%)
  • December16 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight153 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry133 (66%)
  • Wet or damp60 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (4%)
  • 30 mph85 (42%)
  • 40 mph25 (12%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph76 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (94%)
  • Roundabout10 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant225 (74%)
  • Pedestrian30 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist9 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2050 (17%)
  • 21 to 2535 (12%)
  • 26 to 3544 (15%)
  • 36 to 4547 (16%)
  • 46 to 5541 (14%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5%)
  • Over 7519 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider197 (65%)
  • Passenger76 (25%)
  • Pedestrian30 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car292 (78%)
  • Motorcycle25 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9QR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mendip in 2012, with 12 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 2012

The A37 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2012: 23, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37233512
2ndA361223211
3rdA39193214
4thA371131802
5thB309091203
6thB31397910
7thA3651201
8thA3665803
9thA36751110
10thB31355503
11thA3624600
12thA30982200
13thB31362200
14thA3591300
15thB31091201
16thB31101200

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2012

Frome and Glastonbury had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2012, with 17 each.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2012

BA4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2012: 43.

Somerset and its former districts in 2012

Somerset recorded 1,075 collisions in 2012, and 19% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2012, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years