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Sedgemoor road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 1996, and 548 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1995 (365), and casualties rose from 506.

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 1996
408
Up 12% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
548
Up 8% on 1995
Fatal collisions
8
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 1996

2% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 1996 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious6315%
  • Slight33783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious6612%
  • Slight47486%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 1996 is highlighted, with 408, up 12% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (16%)
  • Tuesday61 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (14%)
  • Friday62 (15%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.1%)
  • February35 (8.6%)
  • March27 (6.6%)
  • April19 (4.7%)
  • May24 (5.9%)
  • June37 (9.1%)
  • July45 (11%)
  • August38 (9.3%)
  • September41 (10%)
  • October46 (11%)
  • November30 (7.4%)
  • December33 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds302 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other25 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (66%)
  • Wet or damp129 (32%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph191 (47%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph153 (38%)
  • 70 mph40 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (18%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant387 (71%)
  • Pedestrian55 (10%)
  • Cyclist53 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2094 (17%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 3598 (18%)
  • 36 to 4572 (13%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7537 (6.8%)
  • Over 7524 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (59%)
  • Passenger169 (31%)
  • Pedestrian55 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car593 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle37 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 1996: 84, including 3 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3884111314
2ndA3971104112
3rdM5345626
4thA372142102
5thB3139141703
6thB314091202
7thA36181202
8thA3718901
9thA37071010
10thB31515702
11thB31412200
12thA3031100
13thB31351100

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1996

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 1996: 96.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1996

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 1996: 132.

Somerset and its former districts in 1996

Somerset recorded 1,695 collisions in 1996, and 24% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 1996, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years