BA7 postcode district road traffic accidents
The BA7 postcode district recorded 183 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 249 casualties. Of these collisions, 5 were fatal and 35 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 35
- Casualties
- 249
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 35
- Casualties
- 249
Collisions by Year
Areas covering BA7
Towns in BA7
Roads in BA7
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the BA7 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the BA7 postcode district
Collisions recorded
183
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
249
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
5
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
35
21.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the BA7 postcode district
Collisions in the BA7 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (16.4% of the total), with 26.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
91.3% of recorded collisions in the BA7 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 20.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the BA7 postcode district have produced 249 casualties. Pedestrians account for 10.8% 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 23 collisions, Monday 27 collisions, Tuesday 28 collisions, Wednesday 30 collisions, Thursday 29 collisions, Friday 25 collisions, Saturday 21 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 135 collisions, Darkness 48 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 167 collisions, One way street 7 collisions, Dual carriageway 4 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 103 collisions, 40 mph 19 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 60 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 145 collisions, Raining no high winds 30 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, Other 2 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 170 casualties, Passenger 52 casualties, Pedestrian 27 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
Showing 3 of 183 accidents
Accident 1999520037295
SlightAccident 1999520015195
SeriousAccident 1999520012165
SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the BA7 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the BA7 postcode district?
183 collisions have been recorded in the BA7 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 249 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the BA7 postcode district were serious or fatal?
5 were fatal and 35 were serious — 21.9% of all recorded collisions in the BA7 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the BA7 postcode district?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in the BA7 postcode district, accounting for 16.4% of them, and 26.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the BA7 postcode district happen on?
91.3% of collisions in the BA7 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the BA7 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 10.8% of the 249 casualties recorded in the BA7 postcode district.
Is road safety in the BA7 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the BA7 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the BA7 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 BA7 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.