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Sedgemoor road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 249 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 2017, and 323 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2016 (250), and casualties fell from 363.

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 2017
249
Level with 2016
Casualties in 2017
323
Down 11% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 2017

0.4% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 2017 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious2912%
  • Slight21988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious329.9%
  • Slight29090%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 2017 is highlighted, with 249, level with 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 249
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (18%)
  • Thursday46 (18%)
  • Friday45 (18%)
  • Saturday20 (8%)
  • Sunday24 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (10%)
  • February16 (6.4%)
  • March24 (9.6%)
  • April19 (7.6%)
  • May12 (4.8%)
  • June25 (10%)
  • July13 (5.2%)
  • August23 (9.2%)
  • September19 (7.6%)
  • October21 (8.4%)
  • November29 (12%)
  • December23 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds201 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (10%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry183 (73%)
  • Wet or damp62 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2%)
  • 30 mph142 (57%)
  • 40 mph18 (7.2%)
  • 50 mph11 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph55 (22%)
  • 70 mph18 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway170 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (14%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2%)
  • Not recorded21 (8.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (63%)
  • Pedestrian44 (14%)
  • Cyclist41 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2045 (14%)
  • 21 to 2528 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3561 (19%)
  • 36 to 4539 (12%)
  • 46 to 5546 (14%)
  • 56 to 6538 (12%)
  • 66 to 7524 (7.4%)
  • Over 758 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (68%)
  • Passenger60 (19%)
  • Pedestrian44 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car365 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (9%)
  • Motorcycle27 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sedgemoor in 2017, with 33 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 2017

The A38 and A39 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 2017, with 49 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38496005
2ndA39496804
3rdM5203701
4thA371101300
5thA37291505
6thA36171100
7thB31395901
8thB31514402
9thA3703311
10thB31352201
11thB31402200

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2017

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 2017: 78.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2017

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 2017: 111.

Somerset and its former districts in 2017

Somerset recorded 1,000 collisions in 2017, and 25% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years