Mendip Central and East, Somerset, BA3 5UG area: accident hotspot

Name: Road accidents at the Mendip Central and East, Somerset, BA3 5UG area accident hotspot, 2001 to 2025
Creator: Department for Transport
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Police recorded 65 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Mendip Central and East ward, Somerset, from 2001 to 2025, with 95 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious.

In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, the same as in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025: 65; 11,450th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties: 95; 1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions: 1; 1 person killed
Collisions in 2025: 2; 2 in 2024

Crash severity at the BA3 5UG hotspot

4 of the 65 collisions here (6.2%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

Fatal11.5%
Serious34.6%
Slight6194%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed: 1
Seriously injured: 3
Slightly injured: 91
All casualties: 95

Accidents by year at the BA3 5UG hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 7 in 2014, against an average of 2.6 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the BA3 5UG hotspot, 2001 to 2025

Collisions
Collisions in 2025: 2
Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table

Year	Collisions	Casualties
2025	2	2
2024	2	2
2023	4	6
2022	3	3
2021	2	2
2020	0	0
2019	5	6
2018	3	6
2017	0	0
2016	0	0
2015	1	2
2014	7	12
2013	4	8
2012	2	4
2011	2	5
2010	2	2
2009	1	1
2008	3	3
2007	4	6
2006	3	4
2005	5	9
2004	2	2
2003	7	8
2002	0	0
2001	1	2

Map of crashes at the BA3 5UG hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near BA3 5UG.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Mendip Central and East, Somerset, BA3 5UG area accident hotspot

48 crashes
Fatal
Serious
Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the BA3 5UG hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward: Mendip Central and East
Council area: Somerset
Nearest postcode to the centre: BA3 5UG
Postcode district: BA3
Centre (latitude, longitude): 51.2801, -2.41261
Radius: 700 metres
Years covered: 2001 to 2025
Years with a collision: 21 of 25
Latest collision: 30 July 2025
Rank by collisions: 11,450th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the BA3 5UG hotspot

Most collisions at this hotspot were on the A362, with 51 of 65, followed by the A366 with 7.

Collisions at the BA3 5UG hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
Rank	Road	Collisions	Casualties	Fatal	Serious
1st	A362	51	71	1	3
2nd	A366	7	15	0	0
3rd	B3139	4	5	0	0

Accident hotspots near BA3 5UG

5 other hotspots lie within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Radstock, Bath and North East Somerset, BA3 3LP area, 1.8 km away, with 75 collisions.

All 65 crashes at the BA3 5UG hotspot

Newest first, from 23 November 2001 to 30 July 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity

Year

Slight30 Jul 2025, 13:25
Audi A3 crash on the A366 in Somerset, 30 Jul 2025, 13:25
- Audi A3, Volkswagen Golf and Volkswagen Polo
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025520501906
Slight28 Jul 2025, 07:25
Honda CBR crash on the A366 in Somerset, 28 Jul 2025, 07:25
- Honda CBR and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025520502100
Slight3 Mar 2024, 10:20
Car crash on the A362 in Somerset, 3 Mar 2024, 10:20
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024520401382
Slight18 Feb 2024, 16:30
Car crash on the A362 in Somerset, 18 Feb 2024, 16:30
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024520401327
Slight28 Jul 2023, 18:06
Honda Civic crash on the A366 in Somerset, 28 Jul 2023, 18:06
- Honda Civic and Seat Ibiza
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023520400243
Slight17 Mar 2023, 09:11
Ford Focus crash on the A362 in Somerset, 17 Mar 2023, 09:11
- Ford Focus, Peugeot 508 and Volkswagen Transporter
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023520301131
Slight15 Feb 2023, 13:33
Volkswagen Passat crash on the B3139 in Somerset, 15 Feb 2023, 13:33
- Volkswagen Passat and Fiat Punto
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023520300914
Slight2 Jan 2023, 09:02
Peugeot 208 crash on the A362 in Somerset, 2 Jan 2023, 09:02
- Peugeot 208 and Renault Megane
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023520300050
Slight29 Oct 2022, 04:48
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A362 in Somerset, 29 Oct 2022, 04:48
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022520205273
Slight2 Jul 2022, 10:38
Volkswagen Tiguan crash on the A362 in Somerset, 2 Jul 2022, 10:38
- Volkswagen Tiguan and Nissan Micra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20225222ME588
Slight13 Jan 2022, 08:55
Toyota Aygo crash on the A362 in Somerset, 13 Jan 2022, 08:55
- Toyota Aygo and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 20225222ME061
Slight12 Sep 2021, 09:46
Peugeot 207 crash on the A362 in Somerset, 12 Sep 2021, 09:46
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021520104817
Slight20 Apr 2021, 18:10
Bentley Continental crash on the A362 in Somerset, 20 Apr 2021, 18:10
- Bentley Continental and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021520102494
Slight30 Aug 2019, 15:13
Mercedes A Class crash on the A366 in Somerset, 30 Aug 2019, 15:13
- Mercedes A Class and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019520001607
Slight15 Jun 2019, 21:15
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the B3139 in Somerset, 15 Jun 2019, 21:15
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019520906033
Slight2 May 2019, 18:20
Peugeot 308 crash on the A362 in Somerset, 2 May 2019, 18:20
- Peugeot 308, Ford Fiesta and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019520903435
Slight17 Mar 2019, 14:25
BMW 3 Series crash on the A362 in Somerset, 17 Mar 2019, 14:25
- BMW 3 Series, Hyundai i30, Honda Jazz and Volkswagen Passat
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019520902073
Slight12 Mar 2019, 08:18
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 12 Mar 2019, 08:18
- Toyota Yaris, Mercedes Sprinter and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019520904020
Slight14 Nov 2018, 09:03
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A366 in Somerset, 14 Nov 2018, 09:03
- Mercedes Sprinter, Honda Civic and Iveco Daily
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018520902137
Slight30 May 2018, 11:13
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A362 in Somerset, 30 May 2018, 11:13
- Vauxhall Corsa and a car
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2018520804864
Slight26 Mar 2018, 11:22
Nissan Juke crash on the A362 in Somerset, 26 Mar 2018, 11:22
- Nissan Juke and Renault Megane
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018520802939
Slight30 Jan 2015, 16:15
Mitsubishi Shogun crash on the A362 in Somerset, 30 Jan 2015, 16:15
- Mitsubishi Shogun and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2015520501098
Slight20 Nov 2014, 08:15
Mazda 5 crash on the B3139 in Somerset, 20 Nov 2014, 08:15
- Mazda 5 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2014520500374
Slight7 Jul 2014, 17:10
Mercedes A Class crash on the A362 in Somerset, 7 Jul 2014, 17:10
- Mercedes A Class, Peugeot 307 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2014520407677
Slight6 May 2014, 09:00
Yamaha DT 125 R crash on the A362 in Somerset, 6 May 2014, 09:00
- Yamaha DT 125 R and Volkswagen Passat
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014520403513
Slight18 Mar 2014, 17:50
Hyundai Santa Fe crash on the A362 in Somerset, 18 Mar 2014, 17:50
- Hyundai Santa Fe, Renault Scenic and a car
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2014520402008
Slight13 Mar 2014, 09:10
Ford Galaxy crash on the A362 in Somerset, 13 Mar 2014, 09:10
- Ford Galaxy and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014520404265
Slight28 Feb 2014, 14:20
Renault Clio crash on an unclassified road in Somerset, 28 Feb 2014, 14:20
- Renault Clio and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2014520401401
Slight13 Jan 2014, 14:40
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A362 in Somerset, 13 Jan 2014, 14:40
- Nissan Qashqai, Toyota Corolla and Skoda Fabia
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2014520400637
Slight17 Dec 2013, 10:00
Mazda 6 crash on the A362 in Somerset, 17 Dec 2013, 10:00
- Mazda 6 and Toyota Yaris
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013520308800
Serious11 Dec 2013, 06:50
Honda Civic crash on the A362 in Somerset, 11 Dec 2013, 06:50
- Honda Civic and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013520308256
Slight10 Sep 2013, 15:08
Citroen Xsara crash on the A362 in Somerset, 10 Sep 2013, 15:08
- Citroen Xsara and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2013520306487
Slight23 Jan 2013, 21:00
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A362 in Somerset, 23 Jan 2013, 21:00
- Vauxhall Corsa and Toyota IQ
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013520301008
Slight3 Dec 2012, 08:50
Hyundai i10 crash on the A366 in Somerset, 3 Dec 2012, 08:50
- Hyundai i10, Ford Focus and a car
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2012520300180
Slight23 Feb 2012, 22:35
Peugeot 307 crash on the A362 in Somerset, 23 Feb 2012, 22:35
- Peugeot 307 and Daewoo Matiz
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2012520201360
Slight13 Sep 2011, 07:50
Citroen Dispatch crash on the A362 in Somerset, 13 Sep 2011, 07:50
- Citroen Dispatch and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011520105603
Slight30 Jul 2011, 18:15
Citroen Saxo crash on the A366 in Somerset, 30 Jul 2011, 18:15
- Citroen Saxo, Renault Megane and Rover 400 Series
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2011520105007
Slight29 Apr 2010, 21:55
Renault Megane crash on the A362 in Somerset, 29 Apr 2010, 21:55
- Renault Megane and Citroen C2
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2010520004061
Slight18 Apr 2010, 11:35
Ford Focus crash on the A362 in Somerset, 18 Apr 2010, 11:35
- Ford Focus and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2010520003383
Fatal27 Sep 2009, 16:30
Peugeot 206 crash on the A362 in Somerset, 27 Sep 2009, 16:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2009520908840
Serious20 Sep 2008, 12:10
Kawasaki crash on the A362 in Somerset, 20 Sep 2008, 12:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2008520810589
Slight30 Apr 2008, 08:00
Car crash on the A362 in Somerset, 30 Apr 2008, 08:00
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2008520805380
Slight8 Mar 2008, 13:46
Toyota Aygo crash on the A362 in Somerset, 8 Mar 2008, 13:46
- Toyota Aygo and Honda Accord
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2008520803561
Slight18 Dec 2007, 17:07
Peugeot 406 crash on the A362 in Somerset, 18 Dec 2007, 17:07
- Peugeot 406 and Nissan Micra
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2007521800274
Slight31 Oct 2007, 18:43
Land Rover Defender crash on the A362 in Somerset, 31 Oct 2007, 18:43
- Land Rover Defender and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2007520713527
Slight14 May 2007, 08:40
Mercedes SLK Class crash on the A362 in Somerset, 14 May 2007, 08:40
- Mercedes SLK Class, Vauxhall Astra, Ford Focus and a car
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2007520006421
Slight3 Mar 2007, 10:47
Car crash on the A362 in Somerset, 3 Mar 2007, 10:47
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2007520028983
Slight5 Dec 2006, 17:40
Car crash on the A362 in Somerset, 5 Dec 2006, 17:40
- A car and a minibus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2006520149098