BH18 postcode district road traffic accidents
The BH18 postcode district recorded 538 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 668 casualties. Of these collisions, 4 were fatal and 57 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 62% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 57
- Casualties
- 668
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 57
- Casualties
- 668
Collisions by Year
Areas covering BH18
Towns in BH18
Roads in BH18
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the BH18 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the BH18 postcode district
Collisions recorded
538
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
668
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
4
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
57
11.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the BH18 postcode district
Collisions in the BH18 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (19.3% of the total), with 24.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
89.2% of recorded collisions in the BH18 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 14.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the BH18 postcode district have produced 668 casualties. Pedestrians account for 9.7% 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 38 collisions, Monday 84 collisions, Tuesday 86 collisions, Wednesday 72 collisions, Thursday 94 collisions, Friday 104 collisions, Saturday 60 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 405 collisions, Darkness 133 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 480 collisions, Roundabout 50 collisions, One way street 4 collisions, One way street/Slip road 3 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 419 collisions, 40 mph 88 collisions, 50 mph 24 collisions, 60 mph 4 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 455 collisions, Raining no high winds 66 collisions, Raining + high winds 5 collisions, Other 4 collisions, Fine + high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 485 casualties, Passenger 118 casualties, Pedestrian 65 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the BH18 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the BH18 postcode district?
538 collisions have been recorded in the BH18 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 668 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the BH18 postcode district were serious or fatal?
4 were fatal and 57 were serious — 11.3% of all recorded collisions in the BH18 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the BH18 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the BH18 postcode district, accounting for 19.3% of them, and 24.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the BH18 postcode district happen on?
89.2% of collisions in the BH18 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the BH18 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 9.7% of the 668 casualties recorded in the BH18 postcode district.
Is road safety in the BH18 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the BH18 postcode district rose 62% 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 BH18 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 BH18 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.