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Sedgemoor road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 2004, and 523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2003 (378), and casualties fell from 530.

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 2004
384
Up 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
523
Down 1% on 2003
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 2004

1.8% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious4712%
  • Slight33086%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious6212%
  • Slight45387%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 2004 is highlighted, with 384, up 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday48 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (17%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.9%)
  • February28 (7.3%)
  • March19 (4.9%)
  • April30 (7.8%)
  • May38 (9.9%)
  • June31 (8.1%)
  • July37 (9.6%)
  • August37 (9.6%)
  • September28 (7.3%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November27 (7%)
  • December32 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other22 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (66%)
  • Wet or damp128 (33%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph199 (52%)
  • 40 mph39 (10%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph96 (25%)
  • 70 mph42 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (15%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant346 (66%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9.9%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist42 (8%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20106 (20%)
  • 21 to 2553 (10%)
  • 26 to 3569 (13%)
  • 36 to 4580 (15%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6548 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.8%)
  • Over 7522 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (60%)
  • Passenger156 (30%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car548 (76%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Sedgemoor in 2004

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sedgemoor in 2004, with 46 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 2004

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 2004: 79, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387998011
2ndA39599715
3rdM5406124
4thA372213112
5thB3139151803
6thB3140132424
7thB3151111412
8thA37171300
9thB313561102
10thA3614401
11thA3704401
12thB31413400
13thB33391200

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2004

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 2004: 114.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2004

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 2004: 152.

Somerset and its former districts in 2004

Somerset recorded 1,757 collisions in 2004, and 22% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 2004, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years