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Sedgemoor road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

District council until April 2023, now part of Somerset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1994
369
Up 7% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
538
Up 19% on 1993
Fatal collisions
10
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 1994

2.7% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 1994 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.7%
  • Serious5816%
  • Slight30182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious7013%
  • Slight45484%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 1994 is highlighted, with 369, up 7% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (18%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday41 (11%)
  • Thursday43 (12%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.4%)
  • February19 (5.1%)
  • March28 (7.6%)
  • April30 (8.1%)
  • May27 (7.3%)
  • June38 (10%)
  • July39 (11%)
  • August34 (9.2%)
  • September31 (8.4%)
  • October28 (7.6%)
  • November32 (8.7%)
  • December32 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry240 (65%)
  • Wet or damp122 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph172 (47%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph139 (38%)
  • 70 mph39 (11%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (15%)
  • Roundabout30 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant368 (68%)
  • Cyclist56 (10%)
  • Pedestrian47 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2080 (15%)
  • 21 to 2567 (12%)
  • 26 to 35123 (23%)
  • 36 to 4559 (11%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.2%)
  • Over 7517 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (57%)
  • Passenger187 (35%)
  • Pedestrian47 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car523 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 1994

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1994 in Sedgemoor

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 1994

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 1994: 66, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386687210
2ndA395371010
3rdM5377726
4thA372162813
5thB3139142502
6thB3140131602
7thA370121601
8thA36191905
9thB315171212
10thA3714500
11thB31414610
12thB31352201
13thA1381100
14thA301100
15thA361100
16thB31341400

Somerset and its former districts in 1994

Somerset recorded 1,697 collisions in 1994, and 22% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 1994, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1994.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years