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Mendip road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 204 road traffic collisions in Mendip in 2024, and 284 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2023 (197), and casualties rose from 281.

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 2024
204
Up 4% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
284
Up 1% on 2023
Fatal collisions
4
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Mendip in 2024

2% of collisions in Mendip in 2024 were fatal and 14% serious, against 3.1% and 22% in Mendip from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious2914%
  • Slight17184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious3914%
  • Slight24085%

Mendip road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Mendip, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 416 in 1988. 2024 is highlighted, with 204, up 4% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (12%)
  • Tuesday28 (14%)
  • Wednesday29 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (15%)
  • Friday39 (19%)
  • Saturday27 (13%)
  • Sunday25 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5.4%)
  • February16 (7.8%)
  • March12 (5.9%)
  • April8 (3.9%)
  • May19 (9.3%)
  • June20 (9.8%)
  • July19 (9.3%)
  • August24 (12%)
  • September21 (10%)
  • October16 (7.8%)
  • November26 (13%)
  • December12 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds168 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (72%)
  • Wet or damp56 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph18 (8.8%)
  • 30 mph74 (36%)
  • 40 mph20 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph84 (41%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (96%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Mendip in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant204 (72%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2029 (10%)
  • 21 to 2527 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3539 (14%)
  • 36 to 4542 (15%)
  • 46 to 5537 (13%)
  • 56 to 6541 (14%)
  • 66 to 7526 (9.2%)
  • Over 7524 (8.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider198 (70%)
  • Passenger56 (20%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car281 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (9%)
  • Motorcycle22 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Mendip in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Frome West, Somerset, BA11 1EJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Mendip in 2024, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Mendip with the most crashes in 2024

The A361 had the most collisions in Mendip in 2024: 30, including 4 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Mendip, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA361304743
2ndA39233503
3rdB3139141802
4thA362111200
5thA37112002
6thA3691300
7thA3719901
8thB313571104
9thA3665600
10thA3594500
11thA3673700
12thB31513401
13thB30902200
14thB31362200
15thB33552300
16thA30981101
17thB30811100
18thB30921301
19thB31091400

Towns in Mendip: crashes in 2024

Frome had the most collisions of any town in Mendip in 2024: 24.

Postcode districts in Mendip: crashes in 2024

BA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Mendip in 2024: 60.

Somerset and its former districts in 2024

Somerset recorded 864 collisions in 2024, and 24% of them were in the old Mendip district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Mendip in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Mendip in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2024.

Severity

Mendip road accidents in other years