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Sedgemoor road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 366 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 1987, and 513 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1986 (368), and casualties rose from 489.

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 1987
366
Down 1% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
513
Up 5% on 1986
Fatal collisions
14
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 1987

3.8% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 1987 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.8%
  • Serious9827%
  • Slight25469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal163.1%
  • Serious12424%
  • Slight37373%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 1987 is highlighted, with 366, down 1% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (12%)
  • Tuesday44 (12%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (17%)
  • Friday46 (13%)
  • Saturday69 (19%)
  • Sunday53 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (6.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (4.1%)
  • February19 (5.2%)
  • March25 (6.8%)
  • April32 (8.7%)
  • May42 (11%)
  • June30 (8.2%)
  • July32 (8.7%)
  • August41 (11%)
  • September35 (9.6%)
  • October35 (9.6%)
  • November32 (8.7%)
  • December28 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other13 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (76%)
  • Wet or damp83 (23%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph169 (46%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph147 (40%)
  • 70 mph27 (7.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway299 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (13%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist112 (22%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)
  • Cyclist50 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20142 (28%)
  • 21 to 2577 (15%)
  • 26 to 3574 (14%)
  • 36 to 4553 (10%)
  • 46 to 5542 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.7%)
  • Over 7517 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (63%)
  • Passenger134 (26%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car417 (63%)
  • Motorcycle119 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 1987: 78, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3878115222
2ndA396183119
3rdB3139263114
4thM5224018
5thA372141722
6thA370121814
7thA36161002
8thB31406602
9thB315161003
10thA37151420
11thB31355600
12thB31415702
13thB33392201

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1987

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 1987: 101.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1987

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 1987: 127.

Somerset and its former districts in 1987

Somerset recorded 1,726 collisions in 1987, and 21% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 1987, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years