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Sedgemoor road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 2010, and 438 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2009 (334), and casualties fell from 479.

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 2010
292
Down 13% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
438
Down 9% on 2009
Fatal collisions
9
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 2010

3.1% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 2010 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.1%
  • Serious3913%
  • Slight24484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.3%
  • Serious4410%
  • Slight38488%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 2010 is highlighted, with 292, down 13% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday38 (13%)
  • Friday49 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday34 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.2%)
  • February14 (4.8%)
  • March14 (4.8%)
  • April29 (9.9%)
  • May26 (8.9%)
  • June30 (10%)
  • July19 (6.5%)
  • August31 (11%)
  • September38 (13%)
  • October28 (9.6%)
  • November26 (8.9%)
  • December19 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds249 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (5.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded13 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (78%)
  • Wet or damp53 (18%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.7%)
  • Snow4 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph139 (48%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph18 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph78 (27%)
  • 70 mph37 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (16%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant316 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2079 (18%)
  • 21 to 2549 (11%)
  • 26 to 3566 (15%)
  • 36 to 4571 (16%)
  • 46 to 5548 (11%)
  • 56 to 6546 (11%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.8%)
  • Over 7518 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (65%)
  • Passenger124 (28%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car446 (78%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sedgemoor in 2010, with 39 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 2010

The A39 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 2010: 57, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA395710528
2ndA38547509
3rdM5375633
4thB3139111701
5thA37081912
6thA37181802
7thA3617711
8thA3727901
9thB31405601
10thA934500
11thB31354710
12thB31512300
13thB31411100

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2010

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 2010: 77.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2010

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 2010: 118.

Somerset and its former districts in 2010

Somerset recorded 1,272 collisions in 2010, and 23% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years