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Sedgemoor road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 450 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 2005, and 645 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2004 (384), and casualties rose from 523.

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 2005
450
Up 17% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
645
Up 23% on 2004
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 2005

2% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 2005 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious7617%
  • Slight36581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious9214%
  • Slight54484%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 2005 is highlighted, with 450, up 17% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday70 (16%)
  • Sunday58 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (10%)
  • February24 (5.3%)
  • March31 (6.9%)
  • April43 (9.6%)
  • May36 (8%)
  • June29 (6.4%)
  • July53 (12%)
  • August32 (7.1%)
  • September27 (6%)
  • October44 (9.8%)
  • November42 (9.3%)
  • December44 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight312 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (70%)
  • Wet or damp128 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph226 (50%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph128 (28%)
  • 70 mph63 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway318 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (20%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant446 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (11%)
  • Cyclist52 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20131 (20%)
  • 21 to 2577 (12%)
  • 26 to 35120 (19%)
  • 36 to 4587 (13%)
  • 46 to 5562 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6548 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.3%)
  • Over 7523 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider414 (64%)
  • Passenger185 (29%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car624 (73%)
  • Motorcycle73 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sedgemoor in 2005, with 56 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 2005

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 2005: 90, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3890132017
2ndA3971105013
3rdM56310517
4thA372212836
5thB3139182213
6thB3140132605
7thA36181104
8thA37171100
9thB31356810
10thA37051100
11thB31414400
12thB31512201
13thB33391100

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2005

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 2005: 121.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2005

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 2005: 171.

Somerset and its former districts in 2005

Somerset recorded 1,888 collisions in 2005, and 24% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 2005, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years