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Sedgemoor road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 2009, and 479 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2008 (317), and casualties rose from 446.

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 2009
334
Up 5% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
479
Up 7% on 2008
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 2009

2.1% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 2009 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious6319%
  • Slight26479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious8818%
  • Slight38480%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 2009 is highlighted, with 334, up 5% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (14%)
  • Thursday59 (18%)
  • Friday43 (13%)
  • Saturday35 (10%)
  • Sunday51 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.4%)
  • February20 (6%)
  • March22 (6.6%)
  • April14 (4.2%)
  • May29 (8.7%)
  • June29 (8.7%)
  • July36 (11%)
  • August35 (10%)
  • September31 (9.3%)
  • October31 (9.3%)
  • November28 (8.4%)
  • December31 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (66%)
  • Wet or damp111 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph158 (47%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph19 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph94 (28%)
  • 70 mph39 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (16%)
  • Roundabout20 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant342 (71%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist35 (7.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5%)
  • 16 to 2092 (19%)
  • 21 to 2560 (13%)
  • 26 to 3563 (13%)
  • 36 to 4572 (15%)
  • 46 to 5547 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6544 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7530 (6.3%)
  • Over 7516 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (62%)
  • Passenger138 (29%)
  • Pedestrian43 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car508 (79%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sedgemoor in 2009, with 48 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 2009

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 2009: 72, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA387295113
2ndA396296012
3rdM5418234
4thB3139151704
5thA36191603
6thA37291712
7thB31357903
8thA3715602
9thB31404401
10thB31413301
11thB31513310
12thA3702400
13thA931100
14thB33391100

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2009

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 2009: 101.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2009

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 2009: 148.

Somerset and its former districts in 2009

Somerset recorded 1,414 collisions in 2009, and 24% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 2009, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2009.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years