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Sedgemoor road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 216 road traffic collisions in Sedgemoor in 2024, and 283 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2023 (197), and casualties fell from 340.

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 2024
216
Up 10% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
283
Down 17% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Sedgemoor in 2024

2.3% of collisions in Sedgemoor in 2024 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.5% and 18% in Sedgemoor from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious2813%
  • Slight18385%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.8%
  • Serious3312%
  • Slight24587%

Sedgemoor road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sedgemoor, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 591 in 1982. 2024 is highlighted, with 216, up 10% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 216
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (12%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday33 (15%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday29 (13%)
  • Saturday27 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5950 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (13%)
  • February18 (8.3%)
  • March14 (6.5%)
  • April14 (6.5%)
  • May17 (7.9%)
  • June14 (6.5%)
  • July22 (10%)
  • August18 (8.3%)
  • September18 (8.3%)
  • October20 (9.3%)
  • November15 (6.9%)
  • December19 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight160 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds178 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry153 (71%)
  • Wet or damp59 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (4.2%)
  • 30 mph116 (54%)
  • 40 mph37 (17%)
  • 50 mph18 (8.3%)
  • 60 mph27 (13%)
  • 70 mph9 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway187 (87%)
  • Roundabout14 (6.5%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Sedgemoor in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant183 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (12%)
  • Cyclist30 (11%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1517 (6%)
  • 16 to 2042 (15%)
  • 21 to 2520 (7.1%)
  • 26 to 3553 (19%)
  • 36 to 4529 (10%)
  • 46 to 5537 (13%)
  • 56 to 6527 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (8.8%)
  • Over 7519 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider201 (71%)
  • Passenger59 (21%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car275 (70%)
  • Motorcycle36 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Sedgemoor in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Bridgwater North & Central, Somerset, TA6 5AG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Sedgemoor in 2024, with 25 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Sedgemoor with the most crashes in 2024

The A38 had the most collisions in Sedgemoor in 2024: 42, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Sedgemoor, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38425912
2ndA39395615
3rdA371101102
4thM591202
5thA37271001
6thB314071001
7thA36161022
8thB31395500
9thA3703500
10thB31513300
11thB31352301
12thB31412201
13thB33392201

Towns in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2024

Bridgwater had the most collisions of any town in Sedgemoor in 2024: 63.

Postcode districts in Sedgemoor: crashes in 2024

TA6 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Sedgemoor in 2024: 96.

Somerset and its former districts in 2024

Somerset recorded 864 collisions in 2024, and 25% of them were in the old Sedgemoor district.

Other former districts in Somerset

Latest crashes in Sedgemoor in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Sedgemoor in 2024, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Sedgemoor road accidents in other years