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Sedgemoor road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 368 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 1986, and 489 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1985 (327), and casualties rose from 466.

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 1986
368
Up 13% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
489
Up 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 1986

2.2% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 1986 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious10629%
  • Slight25469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious12325%
  • Slight35673%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 1986 is highlighted, with 368, up 13% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday48 (13%)
  • Thursday62 (17%)
  • Friday52 (14%)
  • Saturday63 (17%)
  • Sunday43 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.2%)
  • February18 (4.9%)
  • March25 (6.8%)
  • April26 (7.1%)
  • May32 (8.7%)
  • June35 (9.5%)
  • July34 (9.2%)
  • August37 (10%)
  • September37 (10%)
  • October31 (8.4%)
  • November44 (12%)
  • December30 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry263 (71%)
  • Wet or damp101 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph194 (53%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph137 (37%)
  • 70 mph19 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway308 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (13%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant200 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (24%)
  • Cyclist69 (14%)
  • Pedestrian61 (12%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1548 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 20147 (30%)
  • 21 to 2563 (13%)
  • 26 to 3561 (12%)
  • 36 to 4542 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5535 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.9%)
  • Over 7521 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (61%)
  • Passenger128 (26%)
  • Pedestrian61 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car383 (60%)
  • Motorcycle116 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 1986

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1986 in Sedgemoor

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 1986

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 1986: 67, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386788218
2ndA395071122
3rdB3139243006
4thA372223024
5thM5172523
6thA371142605
7thB3135111503
8thA36191104
9thB31408802
10thA37061211
11thB31516705
12thB31414401
13thA301100
14thB33391300

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1986

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 1986: 118.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1986

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 1986: 147.

Somerset and its former districts in 1986

Somerset recorded 1,752 collisions in 1986, and 21% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 1986, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1986.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years