CO11 postcode district road traffic accidents
The CO11 postcode district recorded 741 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,025 casualties. Of these collisions, 17 were fatal and 194 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 15% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 17
- Serious
- 194
- Casualties
- 1,025
- Fatal
- 17
- Serious
- 194
- Casualties
- 1,025
Collisions by Year
Areas covering CO11
Towns in CO11
Roads in CO11
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the CO11 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the CO11 postcode district
Collisions recorded
741
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,025
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
17
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
194
28.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the CO11 postcode district
Collisions in the CO11 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.4% of the total), with 27.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
91.2% of recorded collisions in the CO11 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the CO11 postcode district have produced 1,025 casualties. Pedestrians account for 8% 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 73 collisions, Monday 114 collisions, Tuesday 107 collisions, Wednesday 118 collisions, Thursday 92 collisions, Friday 129 collisions, Saturday 108 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 537 collisions, Darkness 204 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 676 collisions, Roundabout 35 collisions, Dual carriageway 21 collisions, One way street 4 collisions, One way street/Slip road 3 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 358 collisions, 40 mph 53 collisions, 50 mph 8 collisions, 60 mph 311 collisions, 70 mph 10 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 609 collisions, Raining no high winds 75 collisions, Other 19 collisions, Fog or mist 15 collisions, Fine + high winds 8 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 704 casualties, Passenger 239 casualties, Pedestrian 82 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the CO11 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the CO11 postcode district?
741 collisions have been recorded in the CO11 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,025 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the CO11 postcode district were serious or fatal?
17 were fatal and 194 were serious — 28.5% of all recorded collisions in the CO11 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the CO11 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the CO11 postcode district, accounting for 17.4% of them, and 27.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the CO11 postcode district happen on?
91.2% of collisions in the CO11 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the CO11 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 8% of the 1,025 casualties recorded in the CO11 postcode district.
Is road safety in the CO11 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the CO11 postcode district rose 15% 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 CO11 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 CO11 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.