CA24 postcode district road traffic accidents
The CA24 postcode district recorded 119 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 199 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 18 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 80% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 18
- Casualties
- 199
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 18
- Casualties
- 199
Collisions by Year
Areas covering CA24
Roads in CA24
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the CA24 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the CA24 postcode district
Collisions recorded
119
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
199
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
18
16.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the CA24 postcode district
Collisions in the CA24 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (21% of the total), with 22.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
98.3% of recorded collisions in the CA24 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 23.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the CA24 postcode district have produced 199 casualties. Pedestrians account for 4.5% 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 10 collisions, Monday 20 collisions, Tuesday 14 collisions, Wednesday 16 collisions, Thursday 16 collisions, Friday 25 collisions, Saturday 18 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 92 collisions, Darkness 27 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 117 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 18 collisions, 40 mph 10 collisions, 50 mph 16 collisions, 60 mph 75 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 88 collisions, Raining no high winds 12 collisions, Raining + high winds 7 collisions, Unknown 6 collisions, Fine + high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 131 casualties, Passenger 59 casualties, Pedestrian 9 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the CA24 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the CA24 postcode district?
119 collisions have been recorded in the CA24 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 199 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the CA24 postcode district were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 18 were serious — 16.8% of all recorded collisions in the CA24 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the CA24 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the CA24 postcode district, accounting for 21% of them, and 22.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the CA24 postcode district happen on?
98.3% of collisions in the CA24 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the CA24 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 4.5% of the 199 casualties recorded in the CA24 postcode district.
Is road safety in the CA24 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the CA24 postcode district fell 80% 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 CA24 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 CA24 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.