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Sedgemoor road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 366 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 1992, and 502 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1991 (351), and casualties rose from 478.

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 1992
366
Up 4% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
502
Up 5% on 1991
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 1992

1.9% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 1992 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious6518%
  • Slight29480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious7916%
  • Slight41683%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 1992 is highlighted, with 366, up 4% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (18%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday45 (12%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.3%)
  • February22 (6%)
  • March22 (6%)
  • April22 (6%)
  • May27 (7.4%)
  • June29 (7.9%)
  • July37 (10%)
  • August32 (8.7%)
  • September53 (14%)
  • October30 (8.2%)
  • November32 (8.7%)
  • December26 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (9.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded54 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (66%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded56 (15%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (59%)
  • Wet or damp94 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded54 (15%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph167 (46%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph133 (36%)
  • 70 mph27 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded25 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (14%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant338 (67%)
  • Cyclist53 (11%)
  • Pedestrian46 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20119 (24%)
  • 21 to 2562 (12%)
  • 26 to 3578 (16%)
  • 36 to 4563 (13%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.2%)
  • Over 7514 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded39 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider319 (64%)
  • Passenger137 (27%)
  • Pedestrian46 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car507 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (8%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 1992: 74, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3874110015
2ndA39538316
3rdM5223614
4thB3139192305
5thA372141713
6thA37171002
7thA36161001
8thA37061000
9thB31405501
10thB31415511
11thB31353300
12thA3582201
13thB31512201
14thB31651100
15thB33391101

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1992

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 1992: 83.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1992

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 1992: 119.

Somerset and its former districts in 1992

Somerset recorded 1,646 collisions in 1992, and 22% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 1992, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years