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Sedgemoor road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 157 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 2020, and 217 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 37% on 2019 (248), and casualties fell from 319.

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 2020
157
Down 37% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
217
Down 32% on 2019
Fatal collisions
4
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 2020

2.5% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 2020 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious1610%
  • Slight13787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious198.8%
  • Slight19489%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 2020 is highlighted, with 157, down 37% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 157
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (15%)
  • Tuesday25 (16%)
  • Wednesday19 (12%)
  • Thursday28 (18%)
  • Friday27 (17%)
  • Saturday12 (7.6%)
  • Sunday22 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (7%)
  • February14 (8.9%)
  • March12 (7.6%)
  • April11 (7%)
  • May10 (6.4%)
  • June11 (7%)
  • July16 (10%)
  • August19 (12%)
  • September15 (9.6%)
  • October13 (8.3%)
  • November13 (8.3%)
  • December12 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight118 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (5.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds123 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (71%)
  • Wet or damp42 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph90 (57%)
  • 40 mph12 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph15 (9.6%)
  • 60 mph29 (18%)
  • 70 mph8 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway127 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded13 (8.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (12%)
  • Cyclist24 (11%)
  • Pedestrian18 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2027 (12%)
  • 21 to 2522 (10%)
  • 26 to 3541 (19%)
  • 36 to 4534 (16%)
  • 46 to 5525 (12%)
  • 56 to 6534 (16%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.6%)
  • Over 759 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider150 (69%)
  • Passenger49 (23%)
  • Pedestrian18 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car217 (74%)
  • Motorcycle30 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sedgemoor in 2020, with 20 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 2020

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 2020: 31, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38314304
2ndA39203403
3rdB313991012
4thB314071401
5thM571000
6thA3704500
7thA3714510
8thA3724400
9thB31413300
10thA3612200
11thB31352500
12thB31511100

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2020

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 2020: 42.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2020

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 2020: 63.

Somerset and its former districts in 2020

Somerset recorded 637 collisions in 2020, and 25% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 2020, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years