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Sedgemoor road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 186 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 2021, and 235 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2020 (157), and casualties rose from 217.

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 2021
186
Up 18% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
235
Up 8% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 2021

0.5% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 2021 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3318%
  • Slight15282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3716%
  • Slight19784%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 2021 is highlighted, with 186, up 18% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 186
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (18%)
  • Tuesday32 (17%)
  • Wednesday25 (13%)
  • Thursday28 (15%)
  • Friday26 (14%)
  • Saturday19 (10%)
  • Sunday22 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.4%)
  • February9 (4.8%)
  • March13 (7%)
  • April19 (10%)
  • May12 (6.5%)
  • June20 (11%)
  • July25 (13%)
  • August13 (7%)
  • September21 (11%)
  • October12 (6.5%)
  • November17 (9.1%)
  • December15 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight141 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds152 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (8.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry144 (77%)
  • Wet or damp41 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph111 (60%)
  • 40 mph21 (11%)
  • 50 mph15 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph24 (13%)
  • 70 mph11 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway135 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (12%)
  • Roundabout15 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant152 (65%)
  • Pedestrian31 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (12%)
  • Cyclist17 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (3%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2028 (12%)
  • 21 to 2526 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (21%)
  • 36 to 4537 (16%)
  • 46 to 5526 (11%)
  • 56 to 6522 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.7%)
  • Over 7512 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider164 (70%)
  • Passenger40 (17%)
  • Pedestrian31 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car245 (74%)
  • Motorcycle32 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sedgemoor in 2021, with 20 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 2021

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 2021: 39, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38394908
2ndA39283313
3rdM5141700
4thA3617801
5thA37271303
6thB31397802
7thB31405700
8thA3713401
9thB31353300
10thA3702200
11thB31412301
12thB31511100
13thB33391100

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2021

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 2021: 61.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2021

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 2021: 84.

Somerset and its former districts in 2021

Somerset recorded 735 collisions in 2021, and 25% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years