B34 postcode district road traffic accidents
The B34 postcode district recorded 662 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 883 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 95 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 47% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 95
- Casualties
- 883
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 95
- Casualties
- 883
Collisions by Year
Areas covering B34
Towns in B34
Roads in B34
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the B34 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the B34 postcode district
Collisions recorded
662
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
883
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
95
14.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the B34 postcode district
Collisions in the B34 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.7% of the total), with 27.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
92.3% of recorded collisions in the B34 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the B34 postcode district have produced 883 casualties. Pedestrians account for 18.2% 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 72 collisions, Monday 95 collisions, Tuesday 84 collisions, Wednesday 89 collisions, Thursday 96 collisions, Friday 124 collisions, Saturday 102 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 477 collisions, Darkness 185 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 611 collisions, Roundabout 42 collisions, Dual carriageway 8 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 4 collisions, 30 mph 656 collisions, 40 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 519 collisions, Raining no high winds 74 collisions, Other 34 collisions, Unknown 14 collisions, Raining + high winds 9 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 469 casualties, Passenger 253 casualties, Pedestrian 161 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the B34 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the B34 postcode district?
662 collisions have been recorded in the B34 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 883 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the B34 postcode district were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 95 were serious — 14.8% of all recorded collisions in the B34 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the B34 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the B34 postcode district, accounting for 18.7% of them, and 27.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the B34 postcode district happen on?
92.3% of collisions in the B34 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the B34 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 18.2% of the 883 casualties recorded in the B34 postcode district.
Is road safety in the B34 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the B34 postcode district rose 47% 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 B34 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 B34 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.