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Sedgemoor road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 226 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 2018, and 317 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2017 (249), and casualties fell from 323.

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 2018
226
Down 9% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
317
Down 2% on 2017
Fatal collisions
9
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 2018

4% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 2018 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94%
  • Serious208.8%
  • Slight19787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious288.8%
  • Slight28088%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 2018 is highlighted, with 226, down 9% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (11%)
  • Wednesday42 (19%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday47 (21%)
  • Saturday18 (8%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.3%)
  • February14 (6.2%)
  • March27 (12%)
  • April15 (6.6%)
  • May19 (8.4%)
  • June27 (12%)
  • July19 (8.4%)
  • August15 (6.6%)
  • September16 (7.1%)
  • October20 (8.8%)
  • November21 (9.3%)
  • December21 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight165 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded9 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry159 (70%)
  • Wet or damp62 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph137 (61%)
  • 40 mph16 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph12 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph41 (18%)
  • 70 mph18 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway160 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded29 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (65%)
  • Pedestrian44 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist25 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1011 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2044 (14%)
  • 21 to 2530 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3564 (20%)
  • 36 to 4546 (15%)
  • 46 to 5531 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6536 (11%)
  • 66 to 7516 (5%)
  • Over 7521 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider195 (62%)
  • Passenger78 (25%)
  • Pedestrian44 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car329 (77%)
  • Motorcycle32 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sedgemoor in 2018, with 31 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 2018

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 2018: 40, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38406207
2ndA39314614
3rdM5193211
4thA372152500
5thB3139111221
6thB3135101602
7thA37071201
8thB31406800
9thA3714510
10thA3613510
11thB31411101
12thB31511200

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2018

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 2018: 70.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2018

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 2018: 95.

Somerset and its former districts in 2018

Somerset recorded 973 collisions in 2018, and 23% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 2018, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years