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Mendip road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 188 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2015, and 275 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2014 (203), and casualties fell from 322.

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 2015
188
Down 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
275
Down 15% on 2014
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2015

None of the collisions in Mendip in 2015 were fatal and 22% were serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4222%
  • Slight14678%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious4617%
  • Slight22983%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2015 is highlighted, with 188, down 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (17%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday21 (11%)
  • Thursday30 (16%)
  • Friday30 (16%)
  • Saturday22 (12%)
  • Sunday27 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (10%)
  • February14 (7.4%)
  • March18 (9.6%)
  • April15 (8%)
  • May14 (7.4%)
  • June17 (9%)
  • July18 (9.6%)
  • August17 (9%)
  • September16 (8.5%)
  • October6 (3.2%)
  • November18 (9.6%)
  • December16 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (5.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry131 (70%)
  • Wet or damp55 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (3.2%)
  • 30 mph88 (47%)
  • 40 mph19 (10%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph72 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (83%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.7%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant203 (74%)
  • Pedestrian24 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist19 (6.9%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2034 (12%)
  • 21 to 2534 (12%)
  • 26 to 3535 (13%)
  • 36 to 4549 (18%)
  • 46 to 5542 (15%)
  • 56 to 6516 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (8.4%)
  • Over 7515 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider177 (64%)
  • Passenger74 (27%)
  • Pedestrian24 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car298 (82%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Wells, Somerset, BA5 9BR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mendip in 2015, with 12 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 2015

The A361 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2015: 19, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361193507
2ndA39183305
3rdA37141601
4thA362111603
5thA371111902
6thA36101703
7thB313951101
8thB31514602
9thB30813402
10thB31353601
11thA3662201
12thA3672200
13thB30922200
14thB31342401
15thB31362200
16thB30901101
17thB31091100
18thB31101101

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2015

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2015: 17.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2015

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2015: 43.

Somerset and its former districts in 2015

Somerset recorded 1,022 collisions in 2015, and 18% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2015, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years