AB24 postcode district road traffic accidents
The AB24 postcode district recorded 788 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 916 casualties. Of these collisions, 16 were fatal and 166 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 44% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 16
- Serious
- 166
- Casualties
- 916
- Fatal
- 16
- Serious
- 166
- Casualties
- 916
Collisions by Year
Areas covering AB24
Towns in AB24
Roads in AB24
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the AB24 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the AB24 postcode district
Collisions recorded
788
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
916
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
16
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
166
23.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the AB24 postcode district
Collisions in the AB24 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.3% of the total), with 36.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
75.9% of recorded collisions in the AB24 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 17.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the AB24 postcode district have produced 916 casualties. Pedestrians account for 33.8% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 75 collisions, Monday 110 collisions, Tuesday 125 collisions, Wednesday 113 collisions, Thursday 113 collisions, Friday 136 collisions, Saturday 116 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 500 collisions, Darkness 288 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 598 collisions, Dual carriageway 110 collisions, Roundabout 56 collisions, One way street 7 collisions, Unknown 7 collisions, Slip road 5 collisions, One way street/Slip road 5 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 32 collisions, 30 mph 748 collisions, 40 mph 7 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 634 collisions, Raining no high winds 90 collisions, Unknown 17 collisions, Raining + high winds 14 collisions, Fine + high winds 13 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 436 casualties, Passenger 170 casualties, Pedestrian 310 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the AB24 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the AB24 postcode district?
788 collisions have been recorded in the AB24 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 916 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the AB24 postcode district were serious or fatal?
16 were fatal and 166 were serious — 23.1% of all recorded collisions in the AB24 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the AB24 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the AB24 postcode district, accounting for 17.3% of them, and 36.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the AB24 postcode district happen on?
75.9% of collisions in the AB24 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the AB24 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 33.8% of the 916 casualties recorded in the AB24 postcode district.
Is road safety in the AB24 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the AB24 postcode district rose 44% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for the AB24 postcode district come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for the AB24 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.