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Sedgemoor road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 379 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 1984, and 493 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1983 (380), and casualties fell from 534.

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 1984
379
Level with 1983
Casualties in 1984
493
Down 8% on 1983
Fatal collisions
16
4.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 1984

4.2% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 1984 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal164.2%
  • Serious12934%
  • Slight23462%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.7%
  • Serious15732%
  • Slight31865%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 1984 is highlighted, with 379, level with 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (11%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday76 (20%)
  • Sunday57 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.9%)
  • February25 (6.6%)
  • March34 (9%)
  • April33 (8.7%)
  • May31 (8.2%)
  • June31 (8.2%)
  • July31 (8.2%)
  • August44 (12%)
  • September32 (8.4%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November26 (6.9%)
  • December27 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (7.4%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (72%)
  • Wet or damp101 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph210 (55%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph133 (35%)
  • 70 mph28 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway318 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (12%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.9%)
  • 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 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant191 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (25%)
  • Cyclist81 (16%)
  • Pedestrian65 (13%)
  • Van occupant15 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1025 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20158 (32%)
  • 21 to 2571 (14%)
  • 26 to 3545 (9.1%)
  • 36 to 4546 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5524 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6546 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (62%)
  • Passenger123 (25%)
  • Pedestrian65 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car364 (56%)
  • Motorcycle117 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Sedgemoor

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 1984

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 1984: 74, including 5 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387496521
2ndA395670120
3rdA372333629
4thM5224349
5thB3139141705
6thA371111913
7thB314091304
8thB31357901
9thA3705812
10thB31515703
11thA3614411
12thB31414602
13thB33391101

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1984

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 1984: 131.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1984

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 1984: 170.

Somerset and its former districts in 1984

Somerset recorded 1,802 collisions in 1984, and 21% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 1984, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years