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Sedgemoor road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 1981, and 547 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 154 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1980 (330), and casualties rose from 457.

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 1981
400
Up 21% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
547
Up 20% on 1980
Fatal collisions
18
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
154
39% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 1981

4.5% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 1981 were fatal and 39% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal184.5%
  • Serious15439%
  • Slight22857%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal193.5%
  • Serious18935%
  • Slight33962%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 1981 is highlighted, with 400, up 21% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (12%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday67 (17%)
  • Sunday58 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.2%)
  • February27 (6.8%)
  • March34 (8.5%)
  • April30 (7.5%)
  • May36 (9%)
  • June10 (2.5%)
  • July46 (12%)
  • August29 (7.2%)
  • September51 (13%)
  • October23 (5.8%)
  • November52 (13%)
  • December33 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight270 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (65%)
  • Wet or damp127 (32%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph170 (43%)
  • 40 mph12 (3%)
  • 60 mph184 (46%)
  • 70 mph34 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (14%)
  • Roundabout16 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist154 (28%)
  • Pedestrian67 (12%)
  • Cyclist56 (10%)
  • Van occupant11 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20196 (36%)
  • 21 to 2549 (9%)
  • 26 to 3583 (15%)
  • 36 to 4546 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.7%)
  • Over 7516 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider331 (61%)
  • Passenger149 (27%)
  • Pedestrian67 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car378 (55%)
  • Motorcycle158 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Sedgemoor

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 1981

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 1981: 84, including 6 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3884114632
2ndA396090027
3rdM52340011
4thA372203128
5thB3139192624
6thA361152326
7thA37091403
8thA37181202
9thB31356711
10thB31414412
11thB31514501
12thB31703403
13thB31531201
14thB31621101
15thB31681100
16thB31901100

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1981

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 1981: 102.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1981

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 1981: 149.

Somerset and its former districts in 1981

Somerset recorded 1,833 collisions in 1981, and 22% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 1981, 2 were fatal and 14 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years