CA8 postcode district road traffic accidents
The CA8 postcode district recorded 485 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 715 casualties. Of these collisions, 15 were fatal and 96 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 71% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 15
- Serious
- 96
- Casualties
- 715
- Fatal
- 15
- Serious
- 96
- Casualties
- 715
Collisions by Year
Areas covering CA8
Towns in CA8
Roads in CA8
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the CA8 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the CA8 postcode district
Collisions recorded
485
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
715
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
15
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
96
22.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the CA8 postcode district
Collisions in the CA8 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.3% of the total), with 19.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
96.3% of recorded collisions in the CA8 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the CA8 postcode district have produced 715 casualties. Pedestrians account for 6.3% 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 68 collisions, Monday 75 collisions, Tuesday 72 collisions, Wednesday 64 collisions, Thursday 65 collisions, Friday 79 collisions, Saturday 62 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 389 collisions, Darkness 96 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 467 collisions, Roundabout 9 collisions, Dual carriageway 5 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 118 collisions, 40 mph 6 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 358 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 368 collisions, Raining no high winds 60 collisions, Other 14 collisions, Unknown 14 collisions, Fine + high winds 11 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 463 casualties, Passenger 207 casualties, Pedestrian 45 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the CA8 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the CA8 postcode district?
485 collisions have been recorded in the CA8 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 715 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the CA8 postcode district were serious or fatal?
15 were fatal and 96 were serious — 22.9% of all recorded collisions in the CA8 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the CA8 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the CA8 postcode district, accounting for 16.3% of them, and 19.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the CA8 postcode district happen on?
96.3% of collisions in the CA8 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the CA8 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 6.3% of the 715 casualties recorded in the CA8 postcode district.
Is road safety in the CA8 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the CA8 postcode district rose 71% 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 CA8 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 CA8 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.