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Sedgemoor road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 380 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 1983, and 534 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were down 36% on 1982 (591), and casualties fell from 786.

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 1983
380
Down 36% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
534
Down 32% on 1982
Fatal collisions
12
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 1983

3.2% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 1983 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.2%
  • Serious15240%
  • Slight21657%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.4%
  • Serious17833%
  • Slight34364%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 1983 is highlighted, with 380, down 36% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (13%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (13%)
  • Friday64 (17%)
  • Saturday66 (17%)
  • Sunday48 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (4.2%)
  • February28 (7.4%)
  • March25 (6.6%)
  • April18 (4.7%)
  • May36 (9.5%)
  • June36 (9.5%)
  • July47 (12%)
  • August31 (8.2%)
  • September31 (8.2%)
  • October38 (10%)
  • November34 (8.9%)
  • December40 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (72%)
  • Wet or damp102 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph201 (53%)
  • 40 mph11 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph133 (35%)
  • 70 mph35 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway321 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (12%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (26%)
  • Cyclist68 (13%)
  • Pedestrian63 (12%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1546 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20179 (34%)
  • 21 to 2552 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3569 (13%)
  • 36 to 4537 (6.9%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6551 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.4%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (61%)
  • Passenger147 (28%)
  • Pedestrian63 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car387 (57%)
  • Motorcycle129 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

The A39 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 1983: 69, including 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA396994023
2ndA386790327
3rdA3722936011
4thM52754411
5thA371152208
6thB3139151906
7thA370102214
8thA36181506
9thB31406612
10thB31354403
11thB31413903
12thB33392200

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1983

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 1983: 127.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1983

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 1983: 166.

Somerset and its former districts in 1983

Somerset recorded 1,766 collisions in 1983, and 22% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 1983, 2 were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years