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Sedgemoor road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 243 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 2015, and 330 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2014 (277), and casualties fell from 375.

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 2015
243
Down 12% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
330
Down 12% on 2014
Fatal collisions
6
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 2015

2.5% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 2015 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.5%
  • Serious3012%
  • Slight20785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious3410%
  • Slight29088%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 2015 is highlighted, with 243, down 12% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (20%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (14%)
  • Friday39 (16%)
  • Saturday32 (13%)
  • Sunday25 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.2%)
  • February21 (8.6%)
  • March24 (9.9%)
  • April16 (6.6%)
  • May20 (8.2%)
  • June17 (7%)
  • July18 (7.4%)
  • August22 (9.1%)
  • September22 (9.1%)
  • October22 (9.1%)
  • November25 (10%)
  • December16 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry176 (72%)
  • Wet or damp65 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph129 (53%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph21 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph49 (20%)
  • 70 mph29 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded25 (10%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (66%)
  • Pedestrian39 (12%)
  • Cyclist34 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2046 (14%)
  • 21 to 2540 (12%)
  • 26 to 3560 (18%)
  • 36 to 4540 (12%)
  • 46 to 5535 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (11%)
  • 66 to 7521 (6.4%)
  • Over 7517 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider214 (65%)
  • Passenger77 (23%)
  • Pedestrian39 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car347 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle23 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.8%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sedgemoor in 2015, with 29 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 2015

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 2015: 45, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38455712
2ndA39385438
3rdM5303900
4thA37091412
5thA3718901
6thB313971010
7thB31356803
8thB31414500
9thA3613400
10thA3723500
11thB31403401
12thB33391100

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2015

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 2015: 60.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2015

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 2015: 93.

Somerset and its former districts in 2015

Somerset recorded 1,022 collisions in 2015, and 24% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 2015, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years