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Mendip road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 195 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2016, and 303 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2015 (188), and casualties rose from 275.

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 2016
195
Up 4% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
303
Up 10% on 2015
Fatal collisions
6
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2016

3.1% of collisions in Mendip in 2016 were fatal and 17% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.1%
  • Serious3417%
  • Slight15579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious4013%
  • Slight25684%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2016 is highlighted, with 195, up 4% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (18%)
  • Tuesday27 (14%)
  • Wednesday23 (12%)
  • Thursday29 (15%)
  • Friday33 (17%)
  • Saturday23 (12%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.2%)
  • February14 (7.2%)
  • March13 (6.7%)
  • April16 (8.2%)
  • May14 (7.2%)
  • June17 (8.7%)
  • July10 (5.1%)
  • August19 (9.7%)
  • September18 (9.2%)
  • October20 (10%)
  • November22 (11%)
  • December20 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (12%)
  • Fog or mist7 (3.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry124 (64%)
  • Wet or damp69 (35%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph73 (37%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph97 (50%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (77%)
  • Roundabout12 (6.2%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded25 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant227 (75%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3.3%)
  • Cyclist9 (3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4%)
  • 16 to 2036 (12%)
  • 21 to 2531 (10%)
  • 26 to 3563 (21%)
  • 36 to 4526 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5546 (15%)
  • 56 to 6531 (10%)
  • 66 to 7528 (9.2%)
  • Over 7515 (5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider187 (62%)
  • Passenger90 (30%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car297 (83%)
  • Motorcycle21 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Frome West, Somerset, BA11 1EJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mendip in 2016, with 14 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 2016

The A39 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2016: 20, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39203424
2ndA361172204
3rdA36142903
4thA37142302
5thB3135112713
6thA36291202
7thA37181102
8thB30906800
9thB313961102
10thB315161502
11thA3675701
12thA3664511
13thB313431110
14thB31362201
15thA3591100
16thB30811101
17thB30921100

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2016

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2016: 25.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2016

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2016: 49.

Somerset and its former districts in 2016

Somerset recorded 1,053 collisions in 2016, and 19% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years