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Sedgemoor road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 251 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 2011, and 336 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2010 (292), and casualties fell from 438.

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 2011
251
Down 14% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
336
Down 23% on 2010
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 2011

0.4% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 2011 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4116%
  • Slight20983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4413%
  • Slight29187%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 2011 is highlighted, with 251, down 14% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday33 (13%)
  • Thursday48 (19%)
  • Friday41 (16%)
  • Saturday31 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.6%)
  • February11 (4.4%)
  • March26 (10%)
  • April20 (8%)
  • May22 (8.8%)
  • June17 (6.8%)
  • July22 (8.8%)
  • August27 (11%)
  • September30 (12%)
  • October24 (9.6%)
  • November20 (8%)
  • December13 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight195 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (80%)
  • Wet or damp46 (18%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph142 (57%)
  • 40 mph18 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph18 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph47 (19%)
  • 70 mph23 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (14%)
  • Roundabout19 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant218 (65%)
  • Cyclist36 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (10%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1523 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2059 (18%)
  • 21 to 2525 (7.4%)
  • 26 to 3550 (15%)
  • 36 to 4550 (15%)
  • 46 to 5542 (13%)
  • 56 to 6530 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7525 (7.4%)
  • Over 7518 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (66%)
  • Passenger82 (24%)
  • Pedestrian33 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car367 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (7.5%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sedgemoor in 2011, with 31 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 2011

The A39 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 2011: 56, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA395681011
2ndA384765110
3rdM5244101
4thB3140121905
5thB313991104
6thA37161001
7thA3726601
8thA3704501
9thA3613301
10thB31512300
11thB31351100

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2011

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 2011: 78.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2011

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 2011: 105.

Somerset and its former districts in 2011

Somerset recorded 1,152 collisions in 2011, and 22% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 2011, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2011.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years