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Sedgemoor road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 277 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 2014, and 375 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2013 (279), and casualties fell from 381.

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 2014
277
Down 1% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
375
Down 2% on 2013
Fatal collisions
9
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 2014

3.2% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 2014 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.2%
  • Serious2910%
  • Slight23986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious369.6%
  • Slight33088%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 2014 is highlighted, with 277, down 1% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (18%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday48 (17%)
  • Friday46 (17%)
  • Saturday26 (9.4%)
  • Sunday29 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (13%)
  • February24 (8.7%)
  • March20 (7.2%)
  • April24 (8.7%)
  • May17 (6.1%)
  • June29 (10%)
  • July30 (11%)
  • August22 (7.9%)
  • September20 (7.2%)
  • October22 (7.9%)
  • November17 (6.1%)
  • December17 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (70%)
  • Wet or damp81 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph141 (51%)
  • 40 mph19 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph20 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph54 (19%)
  • 70 mph38 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (18%)
  • Roundabout25 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (63%)
  • Pedestrian45 (12%)
  • Cyclist43 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2042 (11%)
  • 21 to 2537 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3556 (15%)
  • 36 to 4557 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (13%)
  • 56 to 6542 (11%)
  • 66 to 7531 (8.3%)
  • Over 7523 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (64%)
  • Passenger89 (24%)
  • Pedestrian45 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car383 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (8.3%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sedgemoor in 2014, with 34 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 2014

The A39 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 2014: 55, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA395584010
2ndA38537014
3rdM5345731
4thB3139161620
5thA372101300
6thB31408910
7thA3706802
8thA3716810
9thA3612300
10thB31412200
11thB31512300
12thB33391200

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2014

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 2014: 71.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2014

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 2014: 109.

Somerset and its former districts in 2014

Somerset recorded 1,162 collisions in 2014, and 24% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 2014, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years