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Sedgemoor road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 365 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 1995, and 506 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1994 (369), and casualties fell from 538.

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 1995
365
Down 1% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
506
Down 6% on 1994
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 1995

1.9% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 1995 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious5916%
  • Slight29982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious7415%
  • Slight42584%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 1995 is highlighted, with 365, down 1% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (12%)
  • Wednesday57 (16%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday62 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (16%)
  • Sunday37 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.8%)
  • February26 (7.1%)
  • March33 (9%)
  • April27 (7.4%)
  • May21 (5.8%)
  • June24 (6.6%)
  • July34 (9.3%)
  • August39 (11%)
  • September36 (9.9%)
  • October27 (7.4%)
  • November40 (11%)
  • December26 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight264 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (67%)
  • Wet or damp114 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph173 (47%)
  • 40 mph19 (5.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph143 (39%)
  • 70 mph25 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (13%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant347 (69%)
  • Pedestrian64 (13%)
  • Cyclist51 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2097 (19%)
  • 21 to 2563 (12%)
  • 26 to 3592 (18%)
  • 36 to 4566 (13%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.5%)
  • Over 7519 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (55%)
  • Passenger162 (32%)
  • Pedestrian64 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car539 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle34 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 in Sedgemoor

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 1995

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 1995: 83, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3883109214
2ndA39579018
3rdM5233222
4thA372142003
5thB3139121300
6thB3140111201
7thA37191002
8thA3705813
9thB31415602
10thB315151111
11thA3614900
12thB31353702
13thA3582402
14thB33392301
15thA371301

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1995

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 1995: 81.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1995

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 1995: 114.

Somerset and its former districts in 1995

Somerset recorded 1,737 collisions in 1995, and 21% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 1995, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years