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Sedgemoor road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 250 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 2016, and 363 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2015 (243), and casualties rose from 330.

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 2016
250
Up 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
363
Up 10% on 2015
Fatal collisions
7
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 2016

2.8% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 2016 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.8%
  • Serious2912%
  • Slight21486%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious339.1%
  • Slight32389%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 2016 is highlighted, with 250, up 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (15%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday40 (16%)
  • Saturday27 (11%)
  • Sunday35 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.6%)
  • February21 (8.4%)
  • March23 (9.2%)
  • April22 (8.8%)
  • May22 (8.8%)
  • June14 (5.6%)
  • July26 (10%)
  • August24 (9.6%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October24 (9.6%)
  • November15 (6%)
  • December9 (3.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight206 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (6.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (75%)
  • Wet or damp57 (23%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph132 (53%)
  • 40 mph19 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph13 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph62 (25%)
  • 70 mph23 (9.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (12%)
  • Roundabout10 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded28 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant260 (72%)
  • Pedestrian41 (11%)
  • Cyclist32 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1518 (5%)
  • 16 to 2038 (10%)
  • 21 to 2551 (14%)
  • 26 to 3562 (17%)
  • 36 to 4541 (11%)
  • 46 to 5553 (15%)
  • 56 to 6537 (10%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.7%)
  • Over 7520 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (64%)
  • Passenger89 (25%)
  • Pedestrian41 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car381 (81%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle20 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sedgemoor in 2016, with 35 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 2016

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 2016: 57, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38577016
2ndA39384545
3rdM5235311
4thA372101801
5thA36181301
6thB31396700
7thB31405501
8thA3714501
9thA3703500
10thB31353400
11thB31413300
12thA371100
13thB33391100

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2016

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 2016: 69.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2016

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 2016: 98.

Somerset and its former districts in 2016

Somerset recorded 1,053 collisions in 2016, and 24% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 2016, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years