CH41 postcode district road traffic accidents
The CH41 postcode district recorded 790 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,067 casualties. Of these collisions, 7 were fatal and 115 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 6% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 115
- Casualties
- 1,067
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 115
- Casualties
- 1,067
Collisions by Year
Areas covering CH41
Towns in CH41
Roads in CH41
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the CH41 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the CH41 postcode district
Collisions recorded
790
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,067
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
7
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
115
15.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the CH41 postcode district
Collisions in the CH41 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.8% of the total), with 25.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
84.7% of recorded collisions in the CH41 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 14.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the CH41 postcode district have produced 1,067 casualties. Pedestrians account for 21.4% 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 64 collisions, Monday 103 collisions, Tuesday 124 collisions, Wednesday 115 collisions, Thursday 139 collisions, Friday 141 collisions, Saturday 104 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 590 collisions, Darkness 200 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 669 collisions, Roundabout 61 collisions, Dual carriageway 37 collisions, One way street/Slip road 12 collisions, One way street 9 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 25 collisions, 30 mph 760 collisions, 40 mph 4 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 654 collisions, Raining no high winds 76 collisions, Unknown 18 collisions, Fine + high winds 13 collisions, Raining + high winds 10 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 571 casualties, Passenger 268 casualties, Pedestrian 228 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the CH41 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the CH41 postcode district?
790 collisions have been recorded in the CH41 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,067 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the CH41 postcode district were serious or fatal?
7 were fatal and 115 were serious — 15.4% of all recorded collisions in the CH41 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the CH41 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the CH41 postcode district, accounting for 17.8% of them, and 25.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the CH41 postcode district happen on?
84.7% of collisions in the CH41 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the CH41 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 21.4% of the 1,067 casualties recorded in the CH41 postcode district.
Is road safety in the CH41 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the CH41 postcode district fell 6% 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 CH41 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 CH41 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.