BN10 postcode district road traffic accidents
The BN10 postcode district recorded 479 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 623 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 97 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 17% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 97
- Casualties
- 623
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 97
- Casualties
- 623
Collisions by Year
Areas covering BN10
Towns in BN10
Roads in BN10
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the BN10 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the BN10 postcode district
Collisions recorded
479
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
623
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
97
20.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the BN10 postcode district
Collisions in the BN10 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (17.3% of the total), with 26.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
92.5% of recorded collisions in the BN10 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 17.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the BN10 postcode district have produced 623 casualties. Pedestrians account for 17.3% 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 52 collisions, Monday 78 collisions, Tuesday 71 collisions, Wednesday 68 collisions, Thursday 83 collisions, Friday 58 collisions, Saturday 69 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 353 collisions, Darkness 126 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 443 collisions, Roundabout 16 collisions, Dual carriageway 12 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, Slip road 3 collisions, One way street 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 20 collisions, 30 mph 442 collisions, 40 mph 16 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 381 collisions, Raining no high winds 37 collisions, Raining + high winds 19 collisions, Unknown 15 collisions, Fine + high winds 14 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 363 casualties, Passenger 152 casualties, Pedestrian 108 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the BN10 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the BN10 postcode district?
479 collisions have been recorded in the BN10 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 623 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the BN10 postcode district were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 97 were serious — 20.9% of all recorded collisions in the BN10 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the BN10 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the BN10 postcode district, accounting for 17.3% of them, and 26.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the BN10 postcode district happen on?
92.5% of collisions in the BN10 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the BN10 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 17.3% of the 623 casualties recorded in the BN10 postcode district.
Is road safety in the BN10 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the BN10 postcode district rose 17% 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 BN10 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 BN10 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.