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Mendip road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 158 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2021, and 230 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2020 (172), and casualties rose from 219.

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 2021
158
Down 8% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
230
Up 5% on 2020
Fatal collisions
6
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2021

3.8% of collisions in Mendip in 2021 were fatal and 20% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.8%
  • Serious3120%
  • Slight12177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious3515%
  • Slight18982%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2021 is highlighted, with 158, down 8% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday29 (18%)
  • Wednesday23 (15%)
  • Thursday18 (11%)
  • Friday24 (15%)
  • Saturday19 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (6.3%)
  • February6 (3.8%)
  • March8 (5.1%)
  • April6 (3.8%)
  • May11 (7%)
  • June12 (7.6%)
  • July16 (10%)
  • August16 (10%)
  • September14 (8.9%)
  • October30 (19%)
  • November12 (7.6%)
  • December17 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (67%)
  • Wet or damp47 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph56 (35%)
  • 40 mph13 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph82 (52%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway140 (89%)
  • Roundabout12 (7.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant174 (76%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist15 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (6.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 156 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2029 (13%)
  • 21 to 2535 (15%)
  • 26 to 3533 (14%)
  • 36 to 4529 (13%)
  • 46 to 5533 (14%)
  • 56 to 6529 (13%)
  • 66 to 7515 (6.5%)
  • Over 7512 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider146 (63%)
  • Passenger65 (28%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car225 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.4%)
  • Motorcycle14 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Frome West, Somerset, BA11 1EJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mendip in 2021, with 9 collisions.

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 2021

The A361 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2021: 19, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361193326
2ndA371132015
3rdA37122111
4thA39121402
5thB313981301
6thA36271101
7thB30906700
8thB313641103
9thA3593600
10thA3663500
11thB31353401
12thA362201
13thB31342300
14thB31512200
15thA30981100
16thA3671100
17thB30391100
18thB30811200

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2021

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2021: 12.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2021

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2021: 39.

Somerset and its former districts in 2021

Somerset recorded 735 collisions in 2021, and 21% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2021, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2021.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years