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Sedgemoor road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 411 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 2006, and 561 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2005 (450), and casualties fell from 645.

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 2006
411
Down 9% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
561
Down 13% on 2005
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 2006

0.7% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4812%
  • Slight36088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious5911%
  • Slight49989%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 2006 is highlighted, with 411, down 9% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday67 (16%)
  • Friday75 (18%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.3%)
  • February34 (8.3%)
  • March32 (7.8%)
  • April35 (8.5%)
  • May35 (8.5%)
  • June31 (7.5%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August37 (9%)
  • September40 (9.7%)
  • October39 (9.5%)
  • November28 (6.8%)
  • December33 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight308 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (72%)
  • Wet or damp109 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph216 (53%)
  • 40 mph36 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph100 (24%)
  • 70 mph40 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (14%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant366 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (14%)
  • Cyclist52 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20126 (22%)
  • 21 to 2569 (12%)
  • 26 to 3581 (14%)
  • 36 to 4592 (16%)
  • 46 to 5560 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.3%)
  • Over 7511 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider381 (68%)
  • Passenger143 (25%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car574 (73%)
  • Motorcycle77 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sedgemoor in 2006, with 65 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 2006

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 2006: 96, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3896120011
2ndA39608107
3rdM5438002
4thA372293707
5thB3139162512
6thB3140111100
7thA37191602
8thB31357802
9thB31416701
10thA36151000
11thA3705700
12thB31514711
13thA933300

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2006

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 2006: 129.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2006

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 2006: 171.

Somerset and its former districts in 2006

Somerset recorded 1,837 collisions in 2006, and 22% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 2006, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2006.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years