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Sedgemoor road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 345 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 1993, and 452 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1992 (366), and casualties fell from 502.

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 1993
345
Down 6% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
452
Down 10% on 1992
Fatal collisions
10
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 1993

2.9% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 1993 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.9%
  • Serious4413%
  • Slight29184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious5011%
  • Slight39287%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 1993 is highlighted, with 345, down 6% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (17%)
  • Wednesday50 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (13%)
  • Friday44 (13%)
  • Saturday57 (17%)
  • Sunday35 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.1%)
  • February15 (4.3%)
  • March17 (4.9%)
  • April33 (9.6%)
  • May36 (10%)
  • June28 (8.1%)
  • July40 (12%)
  • August30 (8.7%)
  • September36 (10%)
  • October21 (6.1%)
  • November24 (7%)
  • December37 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds250 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other17 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (67%)
  • Wet or damp102 (30%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph148 (43%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph149 (43%)
  • 70 mph34 (9.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (14%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.1%)
  • 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 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (63%)
  • Pedestrian50 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (10%)
  • Cyclist38 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2071 (16%)
  • 21 to 2559 (13%)
  • 26 to 3577 (17%)
  • 36 to 4558 (13%)
  • 46 to 5542 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.1%)
  • Over 7516 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded50 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider287 (63%)
  • Passenger115 (25%)
  • Pedestrian50 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car468 (74%)
  • Motorcycle50 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 1993

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1993 in Sedgemoor

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 1993

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 1993: 81, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3881114310
2ndA39567105
3rdM5304215
4thA372142423
5thB3139111411
6thA36191100
7thA37191001
8thB315181802
9thA37061002
10thB31405602
11thB31353400
12thA10381100
13thA371100

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1993

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 1993: 80.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1993

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 1993: 124.

Somerset and its former districts in 1993

Somerset recorded 1,530 collisions in 1993, and 23% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 1993, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years