CF42 postcode district road traffic accidents
The CF42 postcode district recorded 447 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 596 casualties. Of these collisions, 15 were fatal and 70 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 15
- Serious
- 70
- Casualties
- 596
- Fatal
- 15
- Serious
- 70
- Casualties
- 596
Collisions by Year
Areas covering CF42
Towns in CF42
Roads in CF42
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the CF42 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the CF42 postcode district
Collisions recorded
447
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
596
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
15
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
70
19% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the CF42 postcode district
Collisions in the CF42 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (17.4% of the total), with 31.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
96.6% of recorded collisions in the CF42 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 24.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the CF42 postcode district have produced 596 casualties. Pedestrians account for 30% 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 57 collisions, Monday 63 collisions, Tuesday 65 collisions, Wednesday 43 collisions, Thursday 74 collisions, Friday 67 collisions, Saturday 78 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 307 collisions, Darkness 140 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 432 collisions, Dual carriageway 6 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, Roundabout 2 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 15 collisions, 30 mph 392 collisions, 40 mph 5 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 34 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 339 collisions, Raining no high winds 73 collisions, Unknown 15 collisions, Raining + high winds 7 collisions, Snowing no high winds 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 273 casualties, Passenger 144 casualties, Pedestrian 179 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the CF42 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the CF42 postcode district?
447 collisions have been recorded in the CF42 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 596 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the CF42 postcode district were serious or fatal?
15 were fatal and 70 were serious — 19% of all recorded collisions in the CF42 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the CF42 postcode district?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in the CF42 postcode district, accounting for 17.4% of them, and 31.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the CF42 postcode district happen on?
96.6% of collisions in the CF42 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the CF42 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 30% of the 596 casualties recorded in the CF42 postcode district.
Is road safety in the CF42 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the CF42 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the CF42 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 CF42 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.