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Mendip road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 187 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2017, and 289 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2016 (195), and casualties fell 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 2017
187
Down 4% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
289
Down 5% on 2016
Fatal collisions
7
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2017

3.7% of collisions in Mendip in 2017 were fatal and 12% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.7%
  • Serious2212%
  • Slight15884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.8%
  • Serious279.3%
  • Slight25488%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2017 is highlighted, with 187, down 4% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (19%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday22 (12%)
  • Thursday29 (16%)
  • Friday30 (16%)
  • Saturday24 (13%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8%)
  • February16 (8.6%)
  • March19 (10%)
  • April12 (6.4%)
  • May13 (7%)
  • June14 (7.5%)
  • July26 (14%)
  • August15 (8%)
  • September12 (6.4%)
  • October11 (5.9%)
  • November13 (7%)
  • December21 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight132 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds144 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry121 (65%)
  • Wet or damp58 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph66 (35%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph100 (53%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant215 (74%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (8%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 153 (1%)
  • 16 to 2058 (20%)
  • 21 to 2535 (12%)
  • 26 to 3547 (16%)
  • 36 to 4529 (10%)
  • 46 to 5548 (17%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (8%)
  • Over 7514 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider183 (63%)
  • Passenger80 (28%)
  • Pedestrian26 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car281 (80%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Frome West, Somerset, BA11 1EJ area, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9QR area and Street, Somerset, BA16 0LW area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Mendip in 2017, with 7 collisions each.

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 2017

The A361 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2017: 27, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361273904
2ndA37142321
3rdA39132210
4thA37191610
5thB313992001
6thA36271001
7thB313571201
8thA366901
9thB313651000
10thB31515600
11thB30903301
12thB31343320
13thA3662200
14thA3672400
15thA3591200

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2017

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2017: 16.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2017

BA4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2017: 39.

Somerset and its former districts in 2017

Somerset recorded 1,000 collisions in 2017, and 19% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2017, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years