B80 postcode district road traffic accidents
The B80 postcode district recorded 358 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 462 casualties. Of these collisions, 10 were fatal and 64 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 57% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 64
- Casualties
- 462
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 64
- Casualties
- 462
Collisions by Year
Areas covering B80
Towns in B80
Roads in B80
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the B80 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the B80 postcode district
Collisions recorded
358
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
462
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
10
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
64
20.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the B80 postcode district
Collisions in the B80 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (16.8% of the total), with 27.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
96.9% of recorded collisions in the B80 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the B80 postcode district have produced 462 casualties. Pedestrians account for 13.9% 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 37 collisions, Monday 50 collisions, Tuesday 54 collisions, Wednesday 47 collisions, Thursday 60 collisions, Friday 55 collisions, Saturday 55 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 261 collisions, Darkness 97 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 347 collisions, Roundabout 9 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 175 collisions, 40 mph 72 collisions, 50 mph 44 collisions, 60 mph 65 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 303 collisions, Raining no high winds 37 collisions, Other 6 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, Fog or mist 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 315 casualties, Passenger 83 casualties, Pedestrian 64 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the B80 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the B80 postcode district?
358 collisions have been recorded in the B80 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 462 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the B80 postcode district were serious or fatal?
10 were fatal and 64 were serious — 20.7% of all recorded collisions in the B80 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the B80 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the B80 postcode district, accounting for 16.8% of them, and 27.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the B80 postcode district happen on?
96.9% of collisions in the B80 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the B80 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 13.9% of the 462 casualties recorded in the B80 postcode district.
Is road safety in the B80 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the B80 postcode district rose 57% 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 B80 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 B80 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.