CO8 postcode district road traffic accidents
The CO8 postcode district recorded 125 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 169 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 23 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 25% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 23
- Casualties
- 169
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 23
- Casualties
- 169
Collisions by Year
Areas covering CO8
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the CO8 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the CO8 postcode district
Collisions recorded
125
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
169
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
23
20% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the CO8 postcode district
Collisions in the CO8 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.4% of the total), with 24% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
96.8% of recorded collisions in the CO8 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 18.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the CO8 postcode district have produced 169 casualties. Pedestrians account for 4.7% 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 12 collisions, Monday 20 collisions, Tuesday 20 collisions, Wednesday 19 collisions, Thursday 13 collisions, Friday 23 collisions, Saturday 18 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 95 collisions, Darkness 30 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 121 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 32 collisions, 40 mph 10 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 81 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 102 collisions, Raining no high winds 11 collisions, Other 5 collisions, Raining + high winds 2 collisions, Fog or mist 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 124 casualties, Passenger 37 casualties, Pedestrian 8 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the CO8 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the CO8 postcode district?
125 collisions have been recorded in the CO8 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 169 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the CO8 postcode district were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 23 were serious — 20% of all recorded collisions in the CO8 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the CO8 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the CO8 postcode district, accounting for 18.4% of them, and 24% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the CO8 postcode district happen on?
96.8% of collisions in the CO8 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the CO8 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 4.7% of the 169 casualties recorded in the CO8 postcode district.
Is road safety in the CO8 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the CO8 postcode district rose 25% 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 CO8 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 CO8 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.