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Bridgwater road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,172 road traffic collisions in Bridgwater, Somerset, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,974 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 43 were fatal and 649 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 45 collisions, down 29% on 2024 (63).

Collisions since 1979
4,172
248th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
4,974
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
43
44 people killed
Serious collisions
649
708 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
45
Down 29% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
53
Down 32% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Bridgwater

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal431%
  • Serious64916%
  • Slight3,48083%

What the data shows

  • Bridgwater had 601 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 884 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Bridgwater were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 807 children under 16 were killed or injured in Bridgwater, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in Bridgwater.

Where Bridgwater ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
248th
Most casualties
267th
Most fatal collisions
259th
Most serious collisions
274th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday633 (15%)
  • Tuesday622 (15%)
  • Wednesday626 (15%)
  • Thursday641 (15%)
  • Friday698 (17%)
  • Saturday546 (13%)
  • Sunday406 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,085 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit953 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown60 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit25 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,129 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway631 (15%)
  • Roundabout232 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road93 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded87 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph59 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph3,768 (90%)
  • 40 mph119 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 60 mph150 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph73 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,320 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds466 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds85 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds75 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist24 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other127 (3%)
  • Not recorded66 (1.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,983 (40%)
  • Cyclist1,042 (21%)
  • Pedestrian980 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist787 (16%)
  • Van occupant48 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant32 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant19 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Bridgwater road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Bridgwater, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Bridgwater peaked at 131 in 1984; 2025 had 45.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 45
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254553
20246378
20235056
20224550
20216171
20204253
20197888
20187086
20177887
20166994
20156074
20147182
201390107
201290105
20117890
20107795
2009101125
20088197
2007107135
2006129156
2005121146
2004114133
200398118
2002108123
2001107124
2000108130
199983100
199889108
1997100118
199696120
199582104
19946883
19938093
19928395
19918397
19908298
1989117136
198897118
1987101118
1986118135
198598125
1984131146
1983127148
1982115138
1981102127
198091111
197988100

Map of recent crashes in Bridgwater

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Bridgwater

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Bridgwater

The 24 most recent collisions in Bridgwater happened between 31 May and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Bridgwater

The A38 has the most collisions in Bridgwater, 1,100 of 4,172 (26%), followed by the A39 (783).

Collisions in Bridgwater on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA381,1001,34816174
2ndA397839588117
3rdA372364442565
4thM5347154
5thA93121300
6thB31397812
7thB33396602
8thB31653500

Council area for Bridgwater

Bridgwater is in Somerset, where police recorded 70,092 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Bridgwater accounts for 6% of them.

Postcode districts in Bridgwater

Collisions in Bridgwater were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by TA6 (4,163) and TA7 (6).