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Mendip road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 219 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2018, and 309 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2017 (187), and casualties rose from 289.

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 2018
219
Up 17% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
309
Up 7% on 2017
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2018

2.3% of collisions in Mendip in 2018 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious4320%
  • Slight17178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious5117%
  • Slight25382%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2018 is highlighted, with 219, up 17% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (20%)
  • Tuesday29 (13%)
  • Wednesday33 (15%)
  • Thursday29 (13%)
  • Friday27 (12%)
  • Saturday26 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.4%)
  • February9 (4.1%)
  • March13 (5.9%)
  • April16 (7.3%)
  • May26 (12%)
  • June29 (13%)
  • July29 (13%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September18 (8.2%)
  • October20 (9.1%)
  • November13 (5.9%)
  • December9 (4.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds175 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (68%)
  • Wet or damp63 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph89 (41%)
  • 40 mph23 (11%)
  • 50 mph9 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph95 (43%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded27 (12%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant226 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (14%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 155 (1.6%)
  • 16 to 2032 (10%)
  • 21 to 2537 (12%)
  • 26 to 3554 (17%)
  • 36 to 4551 (17%)
  • 46 to 5537 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (11%)
  • 66 to 7523 (7.4%)
  • Over 7518 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (69%)
  • Passenger74 (24%)
  • Pedestrian21 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car336 (79%)
  • Motorcycle41 (9.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Street, Somerset, BA16 0EQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mendip in 2018, with 9 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 2018

The A361 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2018: 23, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361233304
2ndA39202613
3rdA37183202
4thA371131905
5thA362112000
6thB3139101303
7thB315191001
8thA3671412
9thB30907801
10thB31355512
11thA3663300
12thA3672201
13thB31342401
14thB31362201
15thA30981101
16thB30921110
17thB30991201
18thB31091101

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2018

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2018: 18.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2018

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2018: 53.

Somerset and its former districts in 2018

Somerset recorded 973 collisions in 2018, and 23% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years