AB31 postcode district road traffic accidents
The AB31 postcode district recorded 427 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 571 casualties. Of these collisions, 25 were fatal and 122 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 25
- Serious
- 122
- Casualties
- 571
- Fatal
- 25
- Serious
- 122
- Casualties
- 571
Collisions by Year
Areas covering AB31
Roads in AB31
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the AB31 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the AB31 postcode district
Collisions recorded
427
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
571
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
25
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
122
34.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the AB31 postcode district
Collisions in the AB31 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (17.3% of the total), with 26.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
98.1% of recorded collisions in the AB31 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 20.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the AB31 postcode district have produced 571 casualties. Pedestrians account for 7.7% 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 70 collisions, Monday 51 collisions, Tuesday 57 collisions, Wednesday 61 collisions, Thursday 53 collisions, Friday 61 collisions, Saturday 74 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 312 collisions, Darkness 115 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 419 collisions, Dual carriageway 5 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 5 collisions, 30 mph 91 collisions, 40 mph 17 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 313 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 331 collisions, Raining no high winds 64 collisions, Fine + high winds 8 collisions, Other 7 collisions, Snowing no high winds 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 366 casualties, Passenger 161 casualties, Pedestrian 44 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the AB31 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the AB31 postcode district?
427 collisions have been recorded in the AB31 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 571 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the AB31 postcode district were serious or fatal?
25 were fatal and 122 were serious — 34.4% of all recorded collisions in the AB31 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the AB31 postcode district?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in the AB31 postcode district, accounting for 17.3% of them, and 26.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the AB31 postcode district happen on?
98.1% of collisions in the AB31 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the AB31 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 7.7% of the 571 casualties recorded in the AB31 postcode district.
Is road safety in the AB31 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the AB31 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the AB31 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 AB31 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.