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Mendip road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 203 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2014, and 322 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2013 (221), and casualties rose from 321.

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 2014
203
Down 8% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
322
Level with 2013
Fatal collisions
8
3.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2014

3.9% of collisions in Mendip in 2014 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.9%
  • Serious3216%
  • Slight16380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious4213%
  • Slight27184%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2014 is highlighted, with 203, down 8% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (17%)
  • Tuesday32 (16%)
  • Wednesday27 (13%)
  • Thursday35 (17%)
  • Friday33 (16%)
  • Saturday21 (10%)
  • Sunday20 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (4.9%)
  • February8 (3.9%)
  • March15 (7.4%)
  • April14 (6.9%)
  • May20 (9.9%)
  • June17 (8.4%)
  • July28 (14%)
  • August17 (8.4%)
  • September7 (3.4%)
  • October24 (12%)
  • November20 (9.9%)
  • December23 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (7.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (69%)
  • Wet or damp59 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph75 (37%)
  • 40 mph17 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph98 (48%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway186 (92%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 155 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2051 (16%)
  • 21 to 2539 (12%)
  • 26 to 3551 (16%)
  • 36 to 4546 (14%)
  • 46 to 5551 (16%)
  • 56 to 6527 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7526 (8.1%)
  • Over 7518 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider208 (65%)
  • Passenger92 (29%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car291 (78%)
  • Motorcycle23 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Frome West, Somerset, BA11 1EJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mendip in 2014, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 2014

The A361 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2014: 27, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361275615
2ndA39193922
3rdB3139162702
4thA37121511
5thA371121700
6thA362112000
7thB309091002
8thB315181201
9thB313571103
10thB31366800
11thA365701
12thA3675701
13thA3592511
14thB30922300
15thB30811100
16thB31091100
17thB31101200
18thB31341100
19thB31531100
20thB33551100

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2014

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2014: 19.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2014

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2014: 43.

Somerset and its former districts in 2014

Somerset recorded 1,162 collisions in 2014, and 17% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2014, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years