AB43 postcode district road traffic accidents
The AB43 postcode district recorded 680 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 925 casualties. Of these collisions, 30 were fatal and 151 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 43% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 30
- Serious
- 151
- Casualties
- 925
- Fatal
- 30
- Serious
- 151
- Casualties
- 925
Collisions by Year
Areas covering AB43
Towns in AB43
Roads in AB43
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the AB43 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the AB43 postcode district
Collisions recorded
680
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
925
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
30
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
151
26.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the AB43 postcode district
Collisions in the AB43 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.2% of the total), with 32.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
94.9% of recorded collisions in the AB43 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 22.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the AB43 postcode district have produced 925 casualties. Pedestrians account for 15.8% 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 79 collisions, Monday 104 collisions, Tuesday 95 collisions, Wednesday 87 collisions, Thursday 95 collisions, Friday 117 collisions, Saturday 103 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 460 collisions, Darkness 220 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 645 collisions, One way street 9 collisions, Unknown 9 collisions, Roundabout 7 collisions, One way street/Slip road 5 collisions, Dual carriageway 3 collisions, Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 5 collisions, 30 mph 281 collisions, 40 mph 36 collisions, 50 mph 7 collisions, 60 mph 351 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 492 collisions, Raining no high winds 101 collisions, Fine + high winds 32 collisions, Raining + high winds 23 collisions, Other 11 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 549 casualties, Passenger 230 casualties, Pedestrian 146 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the AB43 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the AB43 postcode district?
680 collisions have been recorded in the AB43 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 925 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the AB43 postcode district were serious or fatal?
30 were fatal and 151 were serious — 26.6% of all recorded collisions in the AB43 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the AB43 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the AB43 postcode district, accounting for 17.2% of them, and 32.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the AB43 postcode district happen on?
94.9% of collisions in the AB43 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the AB43 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 15.8% of the 925 casualties recorded in the AB43 postcode district.
Is road safety in the AB43 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the AB43 postcode district fell 43% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for the AB43 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 AB43 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.