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Sedgemoor road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 337 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 1988, and 470 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1987 (366), and casualties fell from 513.

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 1988
337
Down 8% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
470
Down 8% on 1987
Fatal collisions
12
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 1988

3.6% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 1988 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.6%
  • Serious7723%
  • Slight24874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.6%
  • Serious9220%
  • Slight36678%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 1988 is highlighted, with 337, down 8% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (9.8%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday40 (12%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday55 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (18%)
  • Sunday50 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.2%)
  • February24 (7.1%)
  • March25 (7.4%)
  • April23 (6.8%)
  • May29 (8.6%)
  • June26 (7.7%)
  • July28 (8.3%)
  • August35 (10%)
  • September32 (9.5%)
  • October37 (11%)
  • November28 (8.3%)
  • December29 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds257 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Other17 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry231 (69%)
  • Wet or damp106 (31%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (53%)
  • 40 mph10 (3%)
  • 60 mph119 (35%)
  • 70 mph29 (8.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (14%)
  • Roundabout10 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (17%)
  • Cyclist59 (13%)
  • Pedestrian49 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20139 (30%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 3564 (14%)
  • 36 to 4543 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5533 (7%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.8%)
  • Over 7518 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (59%)
  • Passenger144 (31%)
  • Pedestrian49 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car388 (65%)
  • Motorcycle81 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 1988

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 1988: 70, including 4 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3870114413
2ndA395267111
3rdM5233818
4thB3139192704
5thA372172616
6thA371111813
7thB314171202
8thB31356913
9thB31404601
10thA3613510
11thA3703600
12thB31513301
13thB33391110

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1988

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 1988: 97.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1988

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 1988: 124.

Somerset and its former districts in 1988

Somerset recorded 1,789 collisions in 1988, and 19% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 1988, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years