BN9 postcode district road traffic accidents
The BN9 postcode district recorded 1,357 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,833 casualties. Of these collisions, 17 were fatal and 268 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 26% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 17
- Serious
- 268
- Casualties
- 1,833
- Fatal
- 17
- Serious
- 268
- Casualties
- 1,833
Collisions by Year
Areas covering BN9
Towns in BN9
Roads in BN9
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the BN9 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the BN9 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,357
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,833
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
17
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
268
21% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the BN9 postcode district
Collisions in the BN9 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.1% of the total), with 25.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
80% of recorded collisions in the BN9 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the BN9 postcode district have produced 1,833 casualties. Pedestrians account for 13.8% 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 140 collisions, Monday 192 collisions, Tuesday 208 collisions, Wednesday 216 collisions, Thursday 194 collisions, Friday 218 collisions, Saturday 189 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,017 collisions, Darkness 340 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,085 collisions, Dual carriageway 77 collisions, One way street 73 collisions, Roundabout 53 collisions, One way street/Slip road 37 collisions, Slip road 16 collisions, Unknown 16 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 31 collisions, 30 mph 963 collisions, 40 mph 169 collisions, 50 mph 25 collisions, 60 mph 168 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,116 collisions, Raining no high winds 119 collisions, Unknown 43 collisions, Raining + high winds 33 collisions, Fine + high winds 20 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,104 casualties, Passenger 476 casualties, Pedestrian 253 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the BN9 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the BN9 postcode district?
1,357 collisions have been recorded in the BN9 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,833 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the BN9 postcode district were serious or fatal?
17 were fatal and 268 were serious — 21% of all recorded collisions in the BN9 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the BN9 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the BN9 postcode district, accounting for 16.1% of them, and 25.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the BN9 postcode district happen on?
80% of collisions in the BN9 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the BN9 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 13.8% of the 1,833 casualties recorded in the BN9 postcode district.
Is road safety in the BN9 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the BN9 postcode district rose 26% 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 BN9 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 BN9 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.