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Mendip road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2022, and 232 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2021 (158), and casualties rose from 230.

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 2022
174
Up 10% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
232
Up 1% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2022

2.3% of collisions in Mendip in 2022 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious2716%
  • Slight14382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious3013%
  • Slight19885%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2022 is highlighted, with 174, up 10% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 174
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (14%)
  • Tuesday26 (15%)
  • Wednesday30 (17%)
  • Thursday30 (17%)
  • Friday29 (17%)
  • Saturday16 (9.2%)
  • Sunday19 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (28%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (9.8%)
  • February23 (13%)
  • March10 (5.7%)
  • April8 (4.6%)
  • May20 (11%)
  • June26 (15%)
  • July18 (10%)
  • August10 (5.7%)
  • September14 (8%)
  • October10 (5.7%)
  • November7 (4%)
  • December11 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight136 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (6.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds139 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry116 (67%)
  • Wet or damp51 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.9%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (4%)
  • 30 mph77 (44%)
  • 40 mph18 (10%)
  • 60 mph70 (40%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant170 (73%)
  • Pedestrian20 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist15 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2025 (11%)
  • 21 to 2530 (13%)
  • 26 to 3547 (20%)
  • 36 to 4531 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (15%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6%)
  • Over 759 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider162 (70%)
  • Passenger50 (22%)
  • Pedestrian20 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car246 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle13 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Mendip in 2022

Frome West, Somerset, BA11 1EJ area and Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9QR area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Mendip in 2022, with 9 collisions each.

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 2022

The A39 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2022: 17, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39172013
2ndA361151804
3rdA37142503
4thA371112302
5thA36281001
6thA3671200
7thB31395910
8thB30903300
9thB31353501
10thA3592201
11thA3662401
12thB31362200
13thB31512401
14thA30981200
15thB30811300
16thB31091100
17thB31341101
18thB33551100

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2022

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2022: 20.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2022

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2022: 52.

Somerset and its former districts in 2022

Somerset recorded 739 collisions in 2022, and 24% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2022, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 22 December 2022.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years