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Sedgemoor road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 426 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 2001, and 561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2000 (392), and casualties rose from 550.

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 2001
426
Up 9% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
561
Up 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
9.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 2001

1.9% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 2001 were fatal and 9.2% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious399.2%
  • Slight37989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious458%
  • Slight50891%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 2001 is highlighted, with 426, up 9% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday71 (17%)
  • Wednesday53 (12%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday75 (18%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday57 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.4%)
  • February32 (7.5%)
  • March34 (8%)
  • April25 (5.9%)
  • May37 (8.7%)
  • June48 (11%)
  • July39 (9.2%)
  • August43 (10%)
  • September30 (7%)
  • October37 (8.7%)
  • November41 (9.6%)
  • December37 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight330 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (7.7%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry301 (71%)
  • Wet or damp113 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.7%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph215 (50%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph141 (33%)
  • 70 mph45 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway320 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (16%)
  • Roundabout25 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant377 (67%)
  • Cyclist68 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2096 (17%)
  • 21 to 2550 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 35111 (20%)
  • 36 to 4591 (16%)
  • 46 to 5571 (13%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.8%)
  • Over 7515 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider362 (65%)
  • Passenger153 (27%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car621 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle55 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Sedgemoor

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Sedgemoor in 2001

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sedgemoor in 2001, with 39 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 2001

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 2001: 75, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387510427
2ndA39729419
3rdM5395802
4thA372171901
5thA371101802
6thB3140101100
7thA37091702
8thA36171001
9thB313971003
10thB31415920
11thB31354500
12thB31513300
13thB31341100

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2001

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 2001: 107.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2001

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 2001: 151.

Somerset and its former districts in 2001

Somerset recorded 1,857 collisions in 2001, and 23% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 2001, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years