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Sedgemoor road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 414 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 2002, and 578 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2001 (426), and casualties rose from 561.

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 2002
414
Down 3% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
578
Up 3% on 2001
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 2002

2.2% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 2002 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious5012%
  • Slight35586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious6712%
  • Slight50087%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 2002 is highlighted, with 414, down 3% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday44 (11%)
  • Wednesday65 (16%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday77 (19%)
  • Saturday49 (12%)
  • Sunday59 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (9.4%)
  • February30 (7.2%)
  • March40 (9.7%)
  • April32 (7.7%)
  • May30 (7.2%)
  • June28 (6.8%)
  • July30 (7.2%)
  • August35 (8.5%)
  • September34 (8.2%)
  • October42 (10%)
  • November40 (9.7%)
  • December34 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (66%)
  • Wet or damp135 (33%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph205 (50%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph124 (30%)
  • 70 mph49 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (17%)
  • Roundabout21 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (66%)
  • Cyclist57 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian54 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5%)
  • 16 to 2089 (15%)
  • 21 to 2557 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35112 (19%)
  • 36 to 45103 (18%)
  • 46 to 5551 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6552 (9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.2%)
  • Over 7521 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (60%)
  • Passenger180 (31%)
  • Pedestrian54 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car564 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle50 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
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Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Sedgemoor in 2002

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sedgemoor in 2002, with 61 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 2002

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 2002: 76, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3876110310
2ndA39648629
3rdM5508936
4thA372182502
5thB3139121801
6thB314091301
7thA37181301
8thB313581100
9thA37061201
10thA3615600
11thB31514711
12thB31411101

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2002

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 2002: 108.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2002

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 2002: 156.

Somerset and its former districts in 2002

Somerset recorded 1,884 collisions in 2002, and 22% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 2002, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years