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Sedgemoor road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 279 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 2013, and 381 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2012 (269), and casualties rose from 368.

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 2013
279
Up 4% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
381
Up 4% on 2012
Fatal collisions
5
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 2013

1.8% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 2013 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious3513%
  • Slight23986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight33488%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 2013 is highlighted, with 279, up 4% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (17%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday42 (15%)
  • Friday37 (13%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.2%)
  • February22 (7.9%)
  • March20 (7.2%)
  • April20 (7.2%)
  • May22 (7.9%)
  • June23 (8.2%)
  • July24 (8.6%)
  • August20 (7.2%)
  • September24 (8.6%)
  • October28 (10%)
  • November26 (9.3%)
  • December27 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds235 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (72%)
  • Wet or damp73 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph169 (61%)
  • 40 mph18 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph58 (21%)
  • 70 mph19 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway214 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (10%)
  • Roundabout24 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (62%)
  • Cyclist49 (13%)
  • Pedestrian39 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (1%)
  • 11 to 1510 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2075 (20%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3546 (12%)
  • 36 to 4560 (16%)
  • 46 to 5541 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7529 (7.6%)
  • Over 7524 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (68%)
  • Passenger83 (22%)
  • Pedestrian39 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle34 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Sedgemoor in 2013

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sedgemoor in 2013, with 45 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 2013

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 2013: 59, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38597108
2ndA39567927
3rdM5193816
4thB3139131801
5thA372111300
6thA36191413
7thA37161001
8thB31406600
9thB31515510
10thB31353500
11thA3702201
12thB31412300
13thB33392201

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2013

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 2013: 90.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2013

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 2013: 124.

Somerset and its former districts in 2013

Somerset recorded 1,157 collisions in 2013, and 24% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 2013, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2013.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years