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Sedgemoor road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 445 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 1997, and 620 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1996 (408), and casualties rose from 548.

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 1997
445
Up 9% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
620
Up 13% on 1996
Fatal collisions
12
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 1997

2.7% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 1997 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.7%
  • Serious5713%
  • Slight37684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious619.8%
  • Slight54788%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 1997 is highlighted, with 445, up 9% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday67 (15%)
  • Saturday73 (16%)
  • Sunday58 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.7%)
  • February25 (5.6%)
  • March29 (6.5%)
  • April34 (7.6%)
  • May38 (8.5%)
  • June27 (6.1%)
  • July53 (12%)
  • August50 (11%)
  • September42 (9.4%)
  • October41 (9.2%)
  • November44 (9.9%)
  • December32 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight351 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds338 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (68%)
  • Wet or damp141 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph208 (47%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph159 (36%)
  • 70 mph48 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway338 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (18%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant411 (66%)
  • Cyclist68 (11%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1038 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 2093 (15%)
  • 21 to 2559 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 35116 (19%)
  • 36 to 4579 (13%)
  • 46 to 5577 (12%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (5.3%)
  • Over 7520 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (61%)
  • Passenger187 (30%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car631 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle41 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 1997: 77, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387710427
2ndA39618527
3rdM55285210
4thA361203604
5thA372172612
6thA371132112
7thB3139101011
8thB313561201
9thA37051300
10thB31405801
11thB31414503
12thB31513400
13thA3781201
14thB31341100

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1997

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 1997: 100.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1997

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 1997: 141.

Somerset and its former districts in 1997

Somerset recorded 1,839 collisions in 1997, and 24% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 1997, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years