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Sedgemoor road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 192 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 2022, and 274 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2021 (186), and casualties rose from 235.

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 2022
192
Up 3% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
274
Up 17% on 2021
Fatal collisions
9
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 2022

4.7% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 2022 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal94.7%
  • Serious4222%
  • Slight14173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal103.6%
  • Serious4516%
  • Slight21980%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 2022 is highlighted, with 192, up 3% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (12%)
  • Tuesday21 (11%)
  • Wednesday26 (14%)
  • Thursday30 (16%)
  • Friday40 (21%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5946 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (13%)
  • February9 (4.7%)
  • March16 (8.3%)
  • April11 (5.7%)
  • May17 (8.9%)
  • June20 (10%)
  • July24 (13%)
  • August21 (11%)
  • September19 (9.9%)
  • October6 (3.1%)
  • November14 (7.3%)
  • December10 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (7.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (9.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (74%)
  • Wet or damp46 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph102 (53%)
  • 40 mph17 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph21 (11%)
  • 60 mph34 (18%)
  • 70 mph11 (5.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway150 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout11 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Not recorded16 (8.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant150 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (14%)
  • Cyclist33 (12%)
  • Pedestrian32 (12%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2035 (13%)
  • 21 to 2518 (6.6%)
  • 26 to 3566 (24%)
  • 36 to 4535 (13%)
  • 46 to 5546 (17%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (7.7%)
  • Over 7510 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider188 (69%)
  • Passenger54 (20%)
  • Pedestrian32 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car222 (66%)
  • Motorcycle37 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (4.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sedgemoor in 2022, with 21 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 2022

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 2022: 33, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38334637
2ndA39274916
3rdA372121823
4thM591311
5thB31407801
6thB313961002
7thA3614602
8thA3714800
9thB31354702
10thA3702202
11thB31412300
12thB31512401
13thB13401100

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2022

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 2022: 45.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2022

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 2022: 63.

Somerset and its former districts in 2022

Somerset recorded 739 collisions in 2022, and 26% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 2022, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 23 December 2022.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years