CH47 postcode district road traffic accidents
The CH47 postcode district recorded 290 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 379 casualties. Of these collisions, 8 were fatal and 50 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 25% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 8
- Serious
- 50
- Casualties
- 379
- Fatal
- 8
- Serious
- 50
- Casualties
- 379
Collisions by Year
Areas covering CH47
Towns in CH47
Roads in CH47
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the CH47 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the CH47 postcode district
Collisions recorded
290
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
379
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
8
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
50
20% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the CH47 postcode district
Collisions in the CH47 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (17.6% of the total), with 22.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
93.1% of recorded collisions in the CH47 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 19.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the CH47 postcode district have produced 379 casualties. Pedestrians account for 15.3% 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 38 collisions, Monday 35 collisions, Tuesday 41 collisions, Wednesday 45 collisions, Thursday 51 collisions, Friday 36 collisions, Saturday 44 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 225 collisions, Darkness 65 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 270 collisions, Roundabout 11 collisions, One way street 4 collisions, One way street/Slip road 3 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 6 collisions, 30 mph 252 collisions, 40 mph 22 collisions, 50 mph 4 collisions, 60 mph 6 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 233 collisions, Raining no high winds 29 collisions, Other 10 collisions, Raining + high winds 8 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 245 casualties, Passenger 76 casualties, Pedestrian 58 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the CH47 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the CH47 postcode district?
290 collisions have been recorded in the CH47 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 379 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the CH47 postcode district were serious or fatal?
8 were fatal and 50 were serious — 20% of all recorded collisions in the CH47 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the CH47 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the CH47 postcode district, accounting for 17.6% of them, and 22.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the CH47 postcode district happen on?
93.1% of collisions in the CH47 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the CH47 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 15.3% of the 379 casualties recorded in the CH47 postcode district.
Is road safety in the CH47 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the CH47 postcode district fell 25% 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 CH47 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 CH47 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.