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Sedgemoor road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 1985, and 466 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 103 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1984 (379), and casualties fell from 493.

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 1985
327
Down 14% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
466
Down 5% on 1984
Fatal collisions
13
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
103
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 1985

4% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 1985 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal134%
  • Serious10331%
  • Slight21165%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal143%
  • Serious12427%
  • Slight32870%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 1985 is highlighted, with 327, down 14% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (14%)
  • Tuesday28 (8.6%)
  • Wednesday50 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday54 (17%)
  • Sunday53 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.6%)
  • February23 (7%)
  • March26 (8%)
  • April26 (8%)
  • May27 (8.3%)
  • June34 (10%)
  • July34 (10%)
  • August37 (11%)
  • September28 (8.6%)
  • October21 (6.4%)
  • November21 (6.4%)
  • December25 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds254 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (73%)
  • Wet or damp77 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph165 (50%)
  • 40 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph123 (38%)
  • 70 mph32 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (15%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant229 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (23%)
  • Pedestrian53 (11%)
  • Cyclist42 (9%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20143 (31%)
  • 21 to 2559 (13%)
  • 26 to 3554 (12%)
  • 36 to 4553 (11%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.6%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (57%)
  • Passenger147 (32%)
  • Pedestrian53 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car339 (59%)
  • Motorcycle113 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 1985: 69, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386989220
2ndA395275316
3rdM52855113
4thB3139183217
5thA372111613
6thA36181313
7thA37171002
8thB313551001
9thB31405801
10thB31415601
11thA3703912
12thB31512301
13thA301100
14thB33391101

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1985

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 1985: 98.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1985

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 1985: 122.

Somerset and its former districts in 1985

Somerset recorded 1,719 collisions in 1985, and 19% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 1985, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1985.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years