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Sedgemoor road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 2008, and 446 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2007 (404), and casualties fell from 580.

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 2008
317
Down 22% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
446
Down 23% on 2007
Fatal collisions
10
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 2008

3.2% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 2008 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.2%
  • Serious3812%
  • Slight26985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious439.6%
  • Slight39388%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 2008 is highlighted, with 317, down 22% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (19%)
  • Wednesday52 (16%)
  • Thursday38 (12%)
  • Friday47 (15%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.6%)
  • February25 (7.9%)
  • March20 (6.3%)
  • April22 (6.9%)
  • May27 (8.5%)
  • June24 (7.6%)
  • July31 (9.8%)
  • August26 (8.2%)
  • September38 (12%)
  • October34 (11%)
  • November25 (7.9%)
  • December21 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds264 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry230 (73%)
  • Wet or damp84 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph153 (48%)
  • 40 mph24 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph20 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph86 (27%)
  • 70 mph33 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway250 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (13%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (13%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2070 (16%)
  • 21 to 2554 (12%)
  • 26 to 3583 (19%)
  • 36 to 4570 (16%)
  • 46 to 5544 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.3%)
  • Over 7514 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (64%)
  • Passenger130 (29%)
  • Pedestrian30 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car464 (77%)
  • Motorcycle58 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sedgemoor in 2008, with 43 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 2008

The A38 and A39 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 2008, with 54 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38547738
2ndA39549342
3rdM5345103
4thA372192405
5thB3140101102
6thB31398901
7thA37061003
8thA3716900
9thB31356812
10thB31514601
11thA3613400
12thB31412400
13thA931100

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2008

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 2008: 81.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2008

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 2008: 127.

Somerset and its former districts in 2008

Somerset recorded 1,560 collisions in 2008, and 20% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years