BA15 postcode district road traffic accidents
The BA15 postcode district recorded 665 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 956 casualties. Of these collisions, 7 were fatal and 106 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 11% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 106
- Casualties
- 956
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 106
- Casualties
- 956
Collisions by Year
Areas covering BA15
Towns in BA15
Roads in BA15
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the BA15 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the BA15 postcode district
Collisions recorded
665
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
956
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
7
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
106
17% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the BA15 postcode district
Collisions in the BA15 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (17.3% of the total), with 24.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
94.3% of recorded collisions in the BA15 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 BA15 postcode district have produced 956 casualties. Pedestrians account for 11.1% 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 68 collisions, Monday 97 collisions, Tuesday 92 collisions, Wednesday 115 collisions, Thursday 97 collisions, Friday 110 collisions, Saturday 86 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 505 collisions, Darkness 160 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 627 collisions, Roundabout 31 collisions, One way street 4 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 12 collisions, 30 mph 276 collisions, 40 mph 77 collisions, 50 mph 76 collisions, 60 mph 224 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 528 collisions, Raining no high winds 79 collisions, Unknown 15 collisions, Other 12 collisions, Raining + high winds 10 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 637 casualties, Passenger 213 casualties, Pedestrian 106 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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FatalFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the BA15 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the BA15 postcode district?
665 collisions have been recorded in the BA15 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 956 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the BA15 postcode district were serious or fatal?
7 were fatal and 106 were serious — 17% of all recorded collisions in the BA15 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the BA15 postcode district?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in the BA15 postcode district, accounting for 17.3% of them, and 24.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the BA15 postcode district happen on?
94.3% of collisions in the BA15 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the BA15 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 11.1% of the 956 casualties recorded in the BA15 postcode district.
Is road safety in the BA15 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the BA15 postcode district rose 11% 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 BA15 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 BA15 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.