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Sedgemoor road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 396 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 1989, and 549 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1988 (337), and casualties rose from 470.

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 1989
396
Up 18% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
549
Up 17% on 1988
Fatal collisions
15
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 1989

3.8% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 1989 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.8%
  • Serious9023%
  • Slight29173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal183.3%
  • Serious12122%
  • Slight41075%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 1989 is highlighted, with 396, up 18% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (14%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday58 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.6%)
  • February24 (6.1%)
  • March27 (6.8%)
  • April34 (8.6%)
  • May46 (12%)
  • June39 (9.8%)
  • July35 (8.8%)
  • August25 (6.3%)
  • September38 (9.6%)
  • October34 (8.6%)
  • November32 (8.1%)
  • December36 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight285 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds333 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (8.8%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other12 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (73%)
  • Wet or damp102 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph195 (49%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph148 (37%)
  • 70 mph39 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (17%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.3%)
  • 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 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant279 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist103 (19%)
  • Cyclist58 (11%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.1%)
  • Minibus occupant29 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (8%)
  • 16 to 20146 (27%)
  • 21 to 2582 (15%)
  • 26 to 3585 (15%)
  • 36 to 4545 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5538 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.5%)
  • Over 7517 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider337 (61%)
  • Passenger162 (30%)
  • Pedestrian50 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car439 (63%)
  • Motorcycle105 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 1989: 100, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38100145116
2ndA394864115
3rdM5326937
4thA372233227
5thB3139202303
6thA370131721
7thA37191303
8thB314091203
9thB314191103
10thA3617902
11thB31356601
12thB31513300
13thB33392200
14thA3031310

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1989

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 1989: 117.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1989

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 1989: 158.

Somerset and its former districts in 1989

Somerset recorded 1,786 collisions in 1989, and 22% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 1989, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years