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Sedgemoor road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 438 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 1998, and 611 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1997 (445), and casualties fell from 620.

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 1998
438
Down 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
611
Down 1% on 1997
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 1998

1.6% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 1998 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious4510%
  • Slight38688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious589.5%
  • Slight54589%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 1998 is highlighted, with 438, down 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday74 (17%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday56 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (11%)
  • February35 (8%)
  • March31 (7.1%)
  • April25 (5.7%)
  • May45 (10%)
  • June44 (10%)
  • July32 (7.3%)
  • August29 (6.6%)
  • September40 (9.1%)
  • October41 (9.4%)
  • November38 (8.7%)
  • December31 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight334 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Other20 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (63%)
  • Wet or damp153 (35%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph193 (44%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph166 (38%)
  • 70 mph42 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (19%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant399 (65%)
  • Cyclist70 (11%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2086 (14%)
  • 21 to 2574 (12%)
  • 26 to 35116 (19%)
  • 36 to 4594 (15%)
  • 46 to 5559 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6551 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.6%)
  • Over 7521 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (63%)
  • Passenger178 (29%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car634 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle43 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 1998: 83, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA388310817
2ndA396310009
3rdM5487433
4thA371152813
5thA372151801
6thA361101801
7thB3139101300
8thB314081900
9thB31518802
10thA3704811
11thB31353600
12thB31412300
13thA371100
14thB33391100

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1998

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 1998: 89.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1998

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 1998: 134.

Somerset and its former districts in 1998

Somerset recorded 1,880 collisions in 1998, and 23% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 1998, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years