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Mendip road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 197 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2023, and 281 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2022 (174), and casualties rose from 232.

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 2023
197
Up 13% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
281
Up 21% on 2022
Fatal collisions
10
5.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2023

5.1% of collisions in Mendip in 2023 were fatal and 16% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal105.1%
  • Serious3116%
  • Slight15679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal124.3%
  • Serious3713%
  • Slight23283%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2023 is highlighted, with 197, up 13% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (14%)
  • Tuesday33 (17%)
  • Wednesday24 (12%)
  • Thursday29 (15%)
  • Friday32 (16%)
  • Saturday26 (13%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (12%)
  • February16 (8.1%)
  • March15 (7.6%)
  • April15 (7.6%)
  • May20 (10%)
  • June14 (7.1%)
  • July16 (8.1%)
  • August18 (9.1%)
  • September19 (9.6%)
  • October13 (6.6%)
  • November18 (9.1%)
  • December10 (5.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight159 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (14%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded11 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (62%)
  • Wet or damp61 (31%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (10%)
  • 30 mph67 (34%)
  • 40 mph23 (12%)
  • 50 mph6 (3%)
  • 60 mph81 (41%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway182 (92%)
  • Roundabout13 (6.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant194 (69%)
  • Pedestrian31 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2033 (12%)
  • 21 to 2533 (12%)
  • 26 to 3550 (18%)
  • 36 to 4534 (12%)
  • 46 to 5547 (17%)
  • 56 to 6532 (11%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6%)
  • Over 7522 (7.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider207 (74%)
  • Passenger43 (15%)
  • Pedestrian31 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car284 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle25 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 9QR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mendip in 2023, with 16 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 2023

The A361 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2023: 27, including 3 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361273632
2ndA39182802
3rdA362121801
4thA37111402
5thA3691401
6thA37181115
7thB31396901
8thB31345910
9thB30904500
10thB30994910
11thB313541011
12thA3673400
13thA30982201
14thA3662400
15thB30811100
16thB31361100
17thB31511100
18thB31531100
19thB33551101

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2023

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2023: 24.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2023

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2023: 62.

Somerset and its former districts in 2023

Somerset recorded 791 collisions in 2023, and 25% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2023, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years