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Sedgemoor road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 403 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 1999, and 534 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1998 (438), and casualties fell from 611.

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 1999
403
Down 8% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
534
Down 13% on 1998
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 1999

1.7% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 1999 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious409.9%
  • Slight35688%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious478.8%
  • Slight48090%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 1999 is highlighted, with 403, down 8% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.4%)
  • February26 (6.5%)
  • March27 (6.7%)
  • April29 (7.2%)
  • May30 (7.4%)
  • June36 (8.9%)
  • July47 (12%)
  • August37 (9.2%)
  • September32 (7.9%)
  • October41 (10%)
  • November37 (9.2%)
  • December23 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds306 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry270 (67%)
  • Wet or damp125 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph199 (49%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph139 (34%)
  • 70 mph47 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (17%)
  • Roundabout20 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant338 (63%)
  • Pedestrian63 (12%)
  • Cyclist53 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (7.1%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2091 (17%)
  • 21 to 2549 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 35107 (20%)
  • 36 to 4579 (15%)
  • 46 to 5567 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.2%)
  • Over 7523 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (61%)
  • Passenger144 (27%)
  • Pedestrian63 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car574 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle41 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 1999: 72, including 4 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387210644
2ndA39526617
3rdM5445925
4thA372162102
5thA361132004
6thB3140121502
7thB3139111400
8thA37171003
9thA3703501
10thB31513400
11thB31412200
12thA40181100
13thA4201200
14thA4311100
15thB31351200
16thM41200

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1999

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 1999: 83.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 1999

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 1999: 110.

Somerset and its former districts in 1999

Somerset recorded 1,819 collisions in 1999, and 22% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years