BN5 postcode district road traffic accidents
The BN5 postcode district recorded 440 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 614 casualties. Of these collisions, 19 were fatal and 108 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 19
- Serious
- 108
- Casualties
- 614
- Fatal
- 19
- Serious
- 108
- Casualties
- 614
Collisions by Year
Areas covering BN5
Roads in BN5
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the BN5 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the BN5 postcode district
Collisions recorded
440
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
614
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
19
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
108
28.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the BN5 postcode district
Collisions in the BN5 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (15.5% of the total), with 24.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
96.6% of recorded collisions in the BN5 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 13.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the BN5 postcode district have produced 614 casualties. Pedestrians account for 7.2% 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 65 collisions, Monday 63 collisions, Tuesday 65 collisions, Wednesday 68 collisions, Thursday 57 collisions, Friday 58 collisions, Saturday 64 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 332 collisions, Darkness 108 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 425 collisions, Roundabout 8 collisions, Unknown 6 collisions, Dual carriageway 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 4 collisions, 30 mph 115 collisions, 40 mph 103 collisions, 50 mph 15 collisions, 60 mph 203 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 379 collisions, Raining no high winds 40 collisions, Raining + high winds 6 collisions, Other 5 collisions, Fog or mist 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 436 casualties, Passenger 134 casualties, Pedestrian 44 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the BN5 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the BN5 postcode district?
440 collisions have been recorded in the BN5 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 614 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the BN5 postcode district were serious or fatal?
19 were fatal and 108 were serious — 28.9% of all recorded collisions in the BN5 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the BN5 postcode district?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in the BN5 postcode district, accounting for 15.5% of them, and 24.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the BN5 postcode district happen on?
96.6% of collisions in the BN5 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the BN5 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 7.2% of the 614 casualties recorded in the BN5 postcode district.
Is road safety in the BN5 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the BN5 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the BN5 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 BN5 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.