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Sedgemoor road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 1991, and 478 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1990 (381), and casualties fell from 519.

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 1991
351
Down 8% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
478
Down 8% on 1990
Fatal collisions
10
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 1991

2.8% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 1991 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.8%
  • Serious5415%
  • Slight28782%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.3%
  • Serious6514%
  • Slight40284%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 1991 is highlighted, with 351, down 8% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (17%)
  • Thursday57 (16%)
  • Friday50 (14%)
  • Saturday41 (12%)
  • Sunday51 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.3%)
  • February13 (3.7%)
  • March27 (7.7%)
  • April21 (6%)
  • May22 (6.3%)
  • June36 (10%)
  • July37 (11%)
  • August37 (11%)
  • September36 (10%)
  • October41 (12%)
  • November31 (8.8%)
  • December21 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds261 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other11 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry249 (71%)
  • Wet or damp94 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph159 (45%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph142 (40%)
  • 70 mph36 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (15%)
  • Roundabout19 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (63%)
  • Cyclist63 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20104 (22%)
  • 21 to 2567 (14%)
  • 26 to 3578 (16%)
  • 36 to 4558 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7531 (6.5%)
  • Over 7517 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (62%)
  • Passenger140 (29%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car469 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (10%)
  • Motorcycle49 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 1991: 79, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3879102116
2ndA39476928
3rdM5344924
4thA372183202
5thB3139162222
6thA361101612
7thA37181200
8thB314081002
9thA37071012
10thB31355500
11thB31413401
12thB31512200
13thB1401200
14thB31871201

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1991

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 1991: 83.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1991

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 1991: 116.

Somerset and its former districts in 1991

Somerset recorded 1,724 collisions in 1991, and 20% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 1991, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1991.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years