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Sedgemoor road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 2003, and 530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2002 (414), and casualties fell from 578.

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 2003
378
Down 9% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
530
Down 8% on 2002
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 2003

1.1% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious5314%
  • Slight32185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious6412%
  • Slight46287%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 2003 is highlighted, with 378, down 9% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday43 (11%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday49 (13%)
  • Friday54 (14%)
  • Saturday60 (16%)
  • Sunday52 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.7%)
  • February21 (5.6%)
  • March23 (6.1%)
  • April33 (8.7%)
  • May20 (5.3%)
  • June34 (9%)
  • July35 (9.3%)
  • August34 (9%)
  • September47 (12%)
  • October29 (7.7%)
  • November36 (9.5%)
  • December33 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds304 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (12%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (72%)
  • Wet or damp98 (26%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph193 (51%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph109 (29%)
  • 70 mph42 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (16%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant339 (64%)
  • Cyclist53 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian47 (8.9%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2086 (16%)
  • 21 to 2552 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35106 (20%)
  • 36 to 4578 (15%)
  • 46 to 5562 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.7%)
  • Over 7519 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (60%)
  • Passenger167 (32%)
  • Pedestrian47 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car509 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Sedgemoor in 2003

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sedgemoor in 2003, with 42 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 2003

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 2003: 64, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38648914
2ndA39598508
3rdM5426809
4thB3140142105
5thB3139131413
6thA372111202
7thA36191501
8thA37192312
9thA3706711
10thB31414800
11thB31513301
12thB31352301
13thB31651100

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2003

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 2003: 98.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2003

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 2003: 133.

Somerset and its former districts in 2003

Somerset recorded 1,759 collisions in 2003, and 21% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years