BN44 postcode district road traffic accidents
The BN44 postcode district recorded 296 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 382 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 58 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 25% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 58
- Casualties
- 382
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 58
- Casualties
- 382
Collisions by Year
Areas covering BN44
Towns in BN44
Roads in BN44
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the BN44 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the BN44 postcode district
Collisions recorded
296
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
382
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
58
20.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the BN44 postcode district
Collisions in the BN44 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (19.3% of the total), with 21.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
90.2% of recorded collisions in the BN44 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 19.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the BN44 postcode district have produced 382 casualties. Pedestrians account for 13.4% 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 42 collisions, Monday 43 collisions, Tuesday 57 collisions, Wednesday 48 collisions, Thursday 32 collisions, Friday 41 collisions, Saturday 33 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 232 collisions, Darkness 64 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 267 collisions, Roundabout 25 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 8 collisions, 30 mph 145 collisions, 40 mph 12 collisions, 60 mph 131 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 239 collisions, Raining no high winds 34 collisions, Other 7 collisions, Unknown 7 collisions, Raining + high winds 6 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 268 casualties, Passenger 63 casualties, Pedestrian 51 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the BN44 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the BN44 postcode district?
296 collisions have been recorded in the BN44 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 382 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the BN44 postcode district were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 58 were serious — 20.3% of all recorded collisions in the BN44 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the BN44 postcode district?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in the BN44 postcode district, accounting for 19.3% of them, and 21.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the BN44 postcode district happen on?
90.2% of collisions in the BN44 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the BN44 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 13.4% of the 382 casualties recorded in the BN44 postcode district.
Is road safety in the BN44 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the BN44 postcode district rose 25% 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 BN44 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 BN44 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.