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Mendip road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 208 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2019, and 295 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2018 (219), and casualties fell from 309.

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 2019
208
Down 5% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
295
Down 5% on 2018
Fatal collisions
8
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2019

3.8% of collisions in Mendip in 2019 were fatal and 12% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.8%
  • Serious2412%
  • Slight17685%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious3010%
  • Slight25787%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2019 is highlighted, with 208, down 5% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (12%)
  • Tuesday32 (15%)
  • Wednesday33 (16%)
  • Thursday25 (12%)
  • Friday30 (14%)
  • Saturday25 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (6.7%)
  • February12 (5.8%)
  • March13 (6.3%)
  • April21 (10%)
  • May22 (11%)
  • June15 (7.2%)
  • July19 (9.1%)
  • August20 (9.6%)
  • September18 (8.7%)
  • October18 (8.7%)
  • November16 (7.7%)
  • December20 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.4%)
  • Other2 (1%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (71%)
  • Wet or damp57 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph82 (39%)
  • 40 mph15 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph9 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph93 (45%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (81%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded23 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (75%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 156 (2%)
  • 16 to 2031 (11%)
  • 21 to 2530 (10%)
  • 26 to 3552 (18%)
  • 36 to 4531 (11%)
  • 46 to 5557 (19%)
  • 56 to 6529 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (11%)
  • Over 7519 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider198 (67%)
  • Passenger71 (24%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car322 (82%)
  • Motorcycle20 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9QR area and Wells, Somerset, BA5 9BR area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Mendip in 2019, with 12 collisions each.

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 2019

The A37 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2019: 23, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA37233904
2ndA39203704
3rdA361182613
4thB3139162240
5thA36112304
6thA371111310
7thA36281100
8thB31356901
9thB30905600
10thB31515601
11thA3663500
12thA3672200
13thA3591110
14thB30811200
15thB30921100
16thB31341200
17thB31361100

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2019

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2019: 20.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2019

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2019: 55.

Somerset and its former districts in 2019

Somerset recorded 994 collisions in 2019, and 21% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2019, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years