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Sedgemoor road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 2019, and 319 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2018 (226), and casualties rose from 317.

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 2019
248
Up 10% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
319
Up 1% on 2018
Fatal collisions
9
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 2019

3.6% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 2019 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.6%
  • Serious3313%
  • Slight20683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious3611%
  • Slight27486%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 2019 is highlighted, with 248, up 10% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 248
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (16%)
  • Tuesday30 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday41 (17%)
  • Friday45 (18%)
  • Saturday24 (9.7%)
  • Sunday31 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (4.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.9%)
  • February20 (8.1%)
  • March25 (10%)
  • April24 (9.7%)
  • May27 (11%)
  • June16 (6.5%)
  • July14 (5.6%)
  • August29 (12%)
  • September23 (9.3%)
  • October20 (8.1%)
  • November15 (6%)
  • December18 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight188 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds206 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (7.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (80%)
  • Wet or damp48 (19%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph137 (55%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph18 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph57 (23%)
  • 70 mph14 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway188 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (9.7%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded28 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (66%)
  • Cyclist41 (13%)
  • Pedestrian35 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2035 (11%)
  • 21 to 2538 (12%)
  • 26 to 3564 (20%)
  • 36 to 4543 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (14%)
  • 56 to 6532 (10%)
  • 66 to 7520 (6.3%)
  • Over 7517 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (69%)
  • Passenger65 (20%)
  • Pedestrian35 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car360 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle24 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (2.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sedgemoor in 2019, with 37 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 2019

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 2019: 59, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38598039
2ndA39324514
3rdM5152013
4thB3135111202
5thA372101202
6thA36171201
7thA37071413
8thB31397801
9thB31515712
10thB31404401
11thA3713400
12thB31412200

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2019

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 2019: 78.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2019

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 2019: 104.

Somerset and its former districts in 2019

Somerset recorded 994 collisions in 2019, and 25% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 2019, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2019.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years