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Sedgemoor road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 1980, and 457 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 123 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1979 (357), and casualties fell from 484.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,754 collisions in Sedgemoor.

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

Collisions in 1980
330
Down 8% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
457
Down 6% on 1979
Fatal collisions
11
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
123
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 1980

3.3% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 1980 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.3%
  • Serious12337%
  • Slight19659%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.4%
  • Serious15333%
  • Slight29364%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 1980 is highlighted, with 330, down 8% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (9.4%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (12%)
  • Friday58 (18%)
  • Saturday62 (19%)
  • Sunday55 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (4.8%)
  • February29 (8.8%)
  • March29 (8.8%)
  • April21 (6.4%)
  • May28 (8.5%)
  • June29 (8.8%)
  • July26 (7.9%)
  • August41 (12%)
  • September27 (8.2%)
  • October26 (7.9%)
  • November26 (7.9%)
  • December32 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight222 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (65%)
  • Wet or damp109 (33%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph147 (45%)
  • 40 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph94 (28%)
  • 70 mph83 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (17%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant219 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (29%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist40 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20146 (32%)
  • 21 to 2554 (12%)
  • 26 to 3560 (13%)
  • 36 to 4547 (10%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.6%)
  • Over 759 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider284 (62%)
  • Passenger129 (28%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car327 (58%)
  • Motorcycle123 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 1980

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1980 in Sedgemoor

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 1980

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 1980: 70, including 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387091031
2ndA3962104324
3rdM52433113
4thA372151604
5thA371142407
6thA361101823
7thB3139101214
8thA3705601
9thB31355602
10thB31514704
11thB31652200
12thA3031310
13thA3581100
14thB31411101
15thB31681110
16thB31701300
17thB31901100

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1980

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 1980: 91.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1980

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 1980: 123.

Somerset and its former districts in 1980

Somerset recorded 1,793 collisions in 1980, and 18% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 1980, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1980.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years