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Sedgemoor road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 197 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 2023, and 340 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2022 (192), and casualties rose from 274.

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 2023
197
Up 3% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
340
Up 24% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 2023

2% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 2023 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious4523%
  • Slight14875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious6720%
  • Slight26979%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 2023 is highlighted, with 197, up 3% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (14%)
  • Tuesday20 (10%)
  • Wednesday33 (17%)
  • Thursday34 (17%)
  • Friday39 (20%)
  • Saturday29 (15%)
  • Sunday15 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (9.6%)
  • February11 (5.6%)
  • March18 (9.1%)
  • April15 (7.6%)
  • May10 (5.1%)
  • June17 (8.6%)
  • July13 (6.6%)
  • August18 (9.1%)
  • September22 (11%)
  • October17 (8.6%)
  • November18 (9.1%)
  • December19 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight136 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry129 (65%)
  • Wet or damp60 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (4.6%)
  • 30 mph100 (51%)
  • 40 mph25 (13%)
  • 50 mph16 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph28 (14%)
  • 70 mph19 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (11%)
  • Roundabout9 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (48%)
  • Bus or coach occupant69 (20%)
  • Pedestrian39 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist24 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2043 (13%)
  • 21 to 2523 (6.8%)
  • 26 to 3567 (20%)
  • 36 to 4557 (17%)
  • 46 to 5557 (17%)
  • 56 to 6538 (11%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5%)
  • Over 7513 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider188 (55%)
  • Passenger113 (33%)
  • Pedestrian39 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car245 (69%)
  • Motorcycle34 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.1%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sedgemoor in 2023, with 19 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 2023

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 2023: 42, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA384256011
2ndA392811817
3rdM5213114
4thB314091401
5thB313971012
6thA3714501
7thB31514402
8thA3703600
9thA3723501
10thB31353401
11thB31412200
12thA3611110
13thB33391100

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2023

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 2023: 50.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2023

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 2023: 74.

Somerset and its former districts in 2023

Somerset recorded 791 collisions in 2023, and 25% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 2023, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2023.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years