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Sedgemoor road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 269 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 2012, and 368 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2011 (251), and casualties rose from 336.

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 2012
269
Up 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
368
Up 10% on 2011
Fatal collisions
10
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 2012

3.7% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 2012 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.7%
  • Serious4015%
  • Slight21981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal164.3%
  • Serious4512%
  • Slight30783%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 2012 is highlighted, with 269, up 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (15%)
  • Tuesday41 (15%)
  • Wednesday34 (13%)
  • Thursday34 (13%)
  • Friday57 (21%)
  • Saturday27 (10%)
  • Sunday36 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (8.9%)
  • February17 (6.3%)
  • March21 (7.8%)
  • April22 (8.2%)
  • May22 (8.2%)
  • June24 (8.9%)
  • July29 (11%)
  • August29 (11%)
  • September18 (6.7%)
  • October25 (9.3%)
  • November18 (6.7%)
  • December20 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds216 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (70%)
  • Wet or damp80 (30%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph146 (54%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (3%)
  • 60 mph68 (25%)
  • 70 mph26 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (14%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (65%)
  • Pedestrian43 (12%)
  • Cyclist39 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2052 (14%)
  • 21 to 2547 (13%)
  • 26 to 3564 (17%)
  • 36 to 4550 (14%)
  • 46 to 5544 (12%)
  • 56 to 6527 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.8%)
  • Over 7522 (6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (67%)
  • Passenger78 (21%)
  • Pedestrian43 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car392 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (7.7%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sedgemoor in 2012, with 37 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 2012

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 2012: 68, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386889211
2ndA39355723
3rdM5304105
4thA37291101
5thB31399901
6thA3616711
7thA3715912
8thB31405601
9thA37041201
10thB31412310
11thB31512201
12thB31351100
13thB33391100

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2012

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 2012: 90.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2012

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 2012: 120.

Somerset and its former districts in 2012

Somerset recorded 1,075 collisions in 2012, and 25% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 2012, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years