CA3 postcode district road traffic accidents
The CA3 postcode district recorded 1,418 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,736 casualties. Of these collisions, 14 were fatal and 137 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 14
- Serious
- 137
- Casualties
- 1,736
- Fatal
- 14
- Serious
- 137
- Casualties
- 1,736
Collisions by Year
Areas covering CA3
Towns in CA3
Roads in CA3
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the CA3 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the CA3 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,418
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,736
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
14
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
137
10.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the CA3 postcode district
Collisions in the CA3 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.5% of the total), with 26.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
67.5% of recorded collisions in the CA3 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 23.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the CA3 postcode district have produced 1,736 casualties. Pedestrians account for 24.5% 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 125 collisions, Monday 209 collisions, Tuesday 191 collisions, Wednesday 221 collisions, Thursday 213 collisions, Friday 234 collisions, Saturday 225 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,041 collisions, Darkness 377 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 957 collisions, Dual carriageway 186 collisions, Roundabout 97 collisions, One way street 72 collisions, One way street/Slip road 64 collisions, Slip road 31 collisions, Unknown 11 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 16 collisions, 30 mph 1,286 collisions, 40 mph 12 collisions, 60 mph 75 collisions, 70 mph 29 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,086 collisions, Raining no high winds 183 collisions, Unknown 62 collisions, Other 44 collisions, Raining + high winds 20 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 939 casualties, Passenger 372 casualties, Pedestrian 425 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the CA3 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the CA3 postcode district?
1,418 collisions have been recorded in the CA3 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,736 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the CA3 postcode district were serious or fatal?
14 were fatal and 137 were serious — 10.6% of all recorded collisions in the CA3 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the CA3 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the CA3 postcode district, accounting for 16.5% of them, and 26.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the CA3 postcode district happen on?
67.5% of collisions in the CA3 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the CA3 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 24.5% of the 1,736 casualties recorded in the CA3 postcode district.
Is road safety in the CA3 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the CA3 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the CA3 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 CA3 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.