BH19 postcode district road traffic accidents
The BH19 postcode district recorded 477 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 615 casualties. Of these collisions, 9 were fatal and 91 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 14% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 91
- Casualties
- 615
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 91
- Casualties
- 615
Collisions by Year
Areas covering BH19
Roads in BH19
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the BH19 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the BH19 postcode district
Collisions recorded
477
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
615
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
9
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
91
21% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the BH19 postcode district
Collisions in the BH19 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.6% of the total), with 22% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
91.4% of recorded collisions in the BH19 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 11.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the BH19 postcode district have produced 615 casualties. Pedestrians account for 25.9% 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 55 collisions, Monday 71 collisions, Tuesday 69 collisions, Wednesday 66 collisions, Thursday 65 collisions, Friday 84 collisions, Saturday 67 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 372 collisions, Darkness 105 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 436 collisions, One way street 22 collisions, One way street/Slip road 12 collisions, Roundabout 3 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 4 collisions, 30 mph 359 collisions, 40 mph 22 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 90 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 414 collisions, Raining no high winds 41 collisions, Fine + high winds 9 collisions, Raining + high winds 6 collisions, Fog or mist 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 331 casualties, Passenger 125 casualties, Pedestrian 159 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the BH19 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the BH19 postcode district?
477 collisions have been recorded in the BH19 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 615 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the BH19 postcode district were serious or fatal?
9 were fatal and 91 were serious — 21% of all recorded collisions in the BH19 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the BH19 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the BH19 postcode district, accounting for 17.6% of them, and 22% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the BH19 postcode district happen on?
91.4% of collisions in the BH19 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the BH19 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 25.9% of the 615 casualties recorded in the BH19 postcode district.
Is road safety in the BH19 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the BH19 postcode district fell 14% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for the BH19 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 BH19 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.