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Mendip road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2020, and 219 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2019 (208), and casualties fell from 295.

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 2020
172
Down 17% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
219
Down 26% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2020

1.2% of collisions in Mendip in 2020 were fatal and 11% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious1911%
  • Slight15188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious219.6%
  • Slight19689%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2020 is highlighted, with 172, down 17% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 172
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (15%)
  • Tuesday24 (14%)
  • Wednesday24 (14%)
  • Thursday21 (12%)
  • Friday20 (12%)
  • Saturday28 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (12%)
  • February21 (12%)
  • March17 (9.9%)
  • April3 (1.7%)
  • May13 (7.6%)
  • June7 (4.1%)
  • July16 (9.3%)
  • August16 (9.3%)
  • September11 (6.4%)
  • October19 (11%)
  • November17 (9.9%)
  • December12 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight122 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (8.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry101 (59%)
  • Wet or damp64 (37%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph69 (40%)
  • 40 mph11 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph83 (48%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (91%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.9%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant154 (70%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)
  • Cyclist18 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2031 (14%)
  • 21 to 2530 (14%)
  • 26 to 3542 (19%)
  • 36 to 4529 (13%)
  • 46 to 5530 (14%)
  • 56 to 6524 (11%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.4%)
  • Over 758 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (69%)
  • Passenger44 (20%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car236 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle16 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Frome West, Somerset, BA11 1EJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mendip in 2020, with 9 collisions.

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 2020

The A361 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2020: 19, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361192604
2ndA37182701
3rdA39161801
4thA371121603
5thA362111110
6thB31356901
7thA365600
8thB30905600
9thB31395701
10thA3664400
11thB31514600
12thB30923300
13thB31343310
14thB31362300
15thA30981200
16thA3591201
17thA3671100
18thB30811101
19thB31091200
20thB31531100

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2020

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2020: 18.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2020

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2020: 51.

Somerset and its former districts in 2020

Somerset recorded 637 collisions in 2020, and 27% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years