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Sedgemoor road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 591 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 1982, and 786 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 177 were serious.

Collisions were up 48% on 1981 (400), and casualties rose from 547.

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 1982
591
Up 48% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
786
Up 44% on 1981
Fatal collisions
21
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
177
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 1982

3.6% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 1982 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.6%
  • Serious17730%
  • Slight39366%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.9%
  • Serious22328%
  • Slight54069%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 1982 is highlighted, with 591, up 48% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (14%)
  • Tuesday80 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (13%)
  • Thursday97 (16%)
  • Friday115 (19%)
  • Saturday84 (14%)
  • Sunday57 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59144 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5986 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (3.6%)
  • February26 (4.4%)
  • March25 (4.2%)
  • April35 (5.9%)
  • May20 (3.4%)
  • June27 (4.6%)
  • July24 (4.1%)
  • August47 (8%)
  • September22 (3.7%)
  • October26 (4.4%)
  • November271 (46%)
  • December47 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight357 (60%)
  • Dark, street lights lit148 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds401 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds23 (3.9%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other43 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (54%)
  • Wet or damp234 (40%)
  • Frost or ice31 (5.2%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph361 (61%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph192 (32%)
  • 70 mph22 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway516 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant352 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist198 (25%)
  • Pedestrian111 (14%)
  • Cyclist79 (10%)
  • Van occupant24 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1562 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20236 (30%)
  • 21 to 2598 (12%)
  • 26 to 35113 (14%)
  • 36 to 4573 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5568 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.7%)
  • Over 7520 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider500 (64%)
  • Passenger175 (22%)
  • Pedestrian111 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car607 (59%)
  • Motorcycle217 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 1982: 104, including 6 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38104147636
2ndA395784221
3rdA372212604
4thB3139182403
5thM5162206
6thA370121612
7thA4122416
8thA371111706
9thA4208813
10thA4327700
11thA36161312
12thA40186710
13thA466604
14thB31516702
15thB31305502
16thB31355500
17thB31405701
18thA3674502
19thA374613
20thB31334502

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1982

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 1982: 115.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1982

TA5 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 1982: 255.

Somerset and its former districts in 1982

Somerset recorded 1,798 collisions in 1982, and 33% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 1982, 3 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years