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Sedgemoor road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 381 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 1990, and 519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1989 (396), and casualties fell from 549.

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 1990
381
Down 4% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
519
Down 5% on 1989
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 1990

2.1% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 1990 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious6016%
  • Slight31382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious7815%
  • Slight43383%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 1990 is highlighted, with 381, down 4% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (16%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (19%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday34 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6%)
  • February30 (7.9%)
  • March39 (10%)
  • April33 (8.7%)
  • May36 (9.4%)
  • June29 (7.6%)
  • July39 (10%)
  • August23 (6%)
  • September34 (8.9%)
  • October32 (8.4%)
  • November21 (5.5%)
  • December42 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting54 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (74%)
  • Wet or damp94 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph162 (43%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph176 (46%)
  • 70 mph33 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (14%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant326 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (12%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)
  • Cyclist50 (9.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20132 (25%)
  • 21 to 2582 (16%)
  • 26 to 3569 (13%)
  • 36 to 4559 (11%)
  • 46 to 5530 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7532 (6.2%)
  • Over 7516 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (61%)
  • Passenger148 (29%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car468 (72%)
  • Motorcycle69 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle18 (2.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 1990: 74, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3874102111
2ndA39598518
3rdM5264015
4thB3139212712
5thA372192705
6thA361101404
7thA370101520
8thB3135101101
9thA37171402
10thB31515801
11thB31404800
12thB31414512
13thA1391100

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1990

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 1990: 82.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1990

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 1990: 113.

Somerset and its former districts in 1990

Somerset recorded 1,871 collisions in 1990, and 20% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 1990, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years