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Mendip road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 221 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2013, and 321 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2012 (201), and casualties rose from 303.

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 2013
221
Up 10% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
321
Up 6% on 2012
Fatal collisions
7
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2013

3.2% of collisions in Mendip in 2013 were fatal and 24% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.2%
  • Serious5324%
  • Slight16173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious5818%
  • Slight25680%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2013 is highlighted, with 221, up 10% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (18%)
  • Tuesday26 (12%)
  • Wednesday33 (15%)
  • Thursday36 (16%)
  • Friday34 (15%)
  • Saturday27 (12%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (8.6%)
  • February17 (7.7%)
  • March13 (5.9%)
  • April15 (6.8%)
  • May18 (8.1%)
  • June18 (8.1%)
  • July22 (10%)
  • August15 (6.8%)
  • September21 (9.5%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November23 (10%)
  • December16 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (8.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (65%)
  • Wet or damp69 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph90 (41%)
  • 40 mph22 (10%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph98 (44%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway205 (93%)
  • Roundabout11 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant214 (67%)
  • Pedestrian34 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (10%)
  • Cyclist21 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2049 (15%)
  • 21 to 2533 (10%)
  • 26 to 3538 (12%)
  • 36 to 4543 (13%)
  • 46 to 5550 (16%)
  • 56 to 6537 (12%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.6%)
  • Over 7522 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider197 (61%)
  • Passenger90 (28%)
  • Pedestrian34 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car305 (77%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9QR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mendip in 2013, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 2013

The A39 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2013: 25, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39253428
2ndA361213204
3rdA37203524
4thA371131702
5thB3139131705
6thA362121614
7thB313592204
8thA3671202
9thA3665801
10thB30905601
11thB31364400
12thB31514502
13thA3672301
14thB31342400
15thA3591101
16thB30811201
17thB30921300
18thB31091201
19thB31531100

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2013

Frome and Glastonbury had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2013, with 16 each.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2013

BA11 and BA5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2013, with 42 each.

Somerset and its former districts in 2013

Somerset recorded 1,157 collisions in 2013, and 19% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2013, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2013.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years