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Sedgemoor road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 15,754 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025, and 21,726 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 396 were fatal and 2,909 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 210 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (216), and casualties fell from 283 to 278.

District council until April 2023, now part of Somerset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
15,754
Casualties
21,726
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
396
2.5% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
210
Down 3% on 2024

Crash severity in Sedgemoor

2.5% of collisions in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3962.5%
  • Serious2,90918%
  • Slight12,44979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4312%
  • Serious3,52516%
  • Slight17,77082%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. In 2025 there were 210, down 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 210
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025210278
2024216283
2023197340
2022192274
2021186235
2020157217
2019248319
2018226317
2017249323
2016250363
2015243330
2014277375
2013279381
2012269368
2011251336
2010292438
2009334479
2008317446
2007404580
2006411561
2005450645
2004384523
2003378530
2002414578
2001426561
2000392550
1999403534
1998438611
1997445620
1996408548
1995365506
1994369538
1993345452
1992366502
1991351478
1990381519
1989396549
1988337470
1987366513
1986368489
1985327466
1984379493
1983380534
1982591786
1981400547
1980330457
1979357484

When and where crashes happen in Sedgemoor

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,250 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,109 (13%)
  • Wednesday2,215 (14%)
  • Thursday2,345 (15%)
  • Friday2,592 (16%)
  • Saturday2,249 (14%)
  • Sunday1,994 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59610 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59274 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,895 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,361 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,959 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,816 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,416 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,423 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,198 (7.6%)
  • February1,026 (6.5%)
  • March1,166 (7.4%)
  • April1,178 (7.5%)
  • May1,308 (8.3%)
  • June1,290 (8.2%)
  • July1,482 (9.4%)
  • August1,466 (9.3%)
  • September1,438 (9.1%)
  • October1,365 (8.7%)
  • November1,577 (10%)
  • December1,260 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11,542 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,944 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,894 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown219 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit99 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded56 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds12,285 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,805 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds362 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds290 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist152 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds41 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds29 (0.2%)
  • Other534 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded256 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,916 (69%)
  • Wet or damp4,486 (28%)
  • Frost or ice224 (1.4%)
  • Snow34 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep16 (0.1%)
  • Mud9 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded60 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph103 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph7,894 (50%)
  • 40 mph857 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph419 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph4,768 (30%)
  • 70 mph1,678 (11%)
  • Not recorded35 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway12,263 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway2,256 (14%)
  • Roundabout745 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road232 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded258 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant13,190 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist2,838 (13%)
  • Pedestrian2,215 (10%)
  • Cyclist2,207 (10%)
  • Van occupant436 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)240 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant230 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant129 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant128 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant71 (0.3%)
  • Other35 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5378 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10806 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 151,280 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 204,468 (21%)
  • 21 to 252,498 (11%)
  • 26 to 353,568 (16%)
  • 36 to 452,793 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,115 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 651,695 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 751,114 (5.1%)
  • Over 75803 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded208 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider13,601 (63%)
  • Passenger5,910 (27%)
  • Pedestrian2,215 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car20,549 (71%)
  • Motorcycle2,900 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle2,269 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,183 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,080 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle308 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach261 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car114 (0.4%)
  • Minibus113 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle91 (0.3%)
  • Other42 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Sedgemoor

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Sedgemoor

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 Sedgemoor

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area is the busiest accident hotspot in Sedgemoor, with 931 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025: 3,167, including 77 fatal and 573 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA383,1674,31177573
2ndA392,4393,63054470
3rdM51,3832,28359226
4thA37268894729140
5thB313960578321111
6thA3713665811385
7thB3140334466468
8thA3613285081681
9thA3702754501957
10thB3135225310553
11thB3151173242852
12thB3141142185737
13thB3339293417
14thA93131400
15thA4122416
16thA42091013
17thA3781214
18thB316581001
19thA40187810
20thA4327700

Towns in Sedgemoor

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025: 4,169.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025: 5,788.

Somerset and its former districts

Somerset recorded 70,092 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 22% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor

Of the latest 24 crashes in Sedgemoor, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 21 December 2025.

Severity