CR6 postcode district road traffic accidents
The CR6 postcode district recorded 732 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,012 casualties. Of these collisions, 11 were fatal and 100 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 5% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 11
- Serious
- 100
- Casualties
- 1,012
- Fatal
- 11
- Serious
- 100
- Casualties
- 1,012
Collisions by Year
Areas covering CR6
Towns in CR6
Roads in CR6
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the CR6 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the CR6 postcode district
Collisions recorded
732
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,012
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
11
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
100
15.2% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the CR6 postcode district
Collisions in the CR6 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (15.4% of the total), with 33.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
77.9% of recorded collisions in the CR6 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 27.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the CR6 postcode district have produced 1,012 casualties. Pedestrians account for 8.1% 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 97 collisions, Monday 104 collisions, Tuesday 113 collisions, Wednesday 98 collisions, Thursday 103 collisions, Friday 109 collisions, Saturday 108 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 489 collisions, Darkness 243 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 570 collisions, Dual carriageway 95 collisions, Roundabout 26 collisions, Unknown 21 collisions, One way street 12 collisions, One way street/Slip road 6 collisions, Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 439 collisions, 40 mph 43 collisions, 50 mph 62 collisions, 60 mph 150 collisions, 70 mph 35 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 531 collisions, Raining no high winds 102 collisions, Other 35 collisions, Unknown 23 collisions, Snowing no high winds 12 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 714 casualties, Passenger 216 casualties, Pedestrian 82 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the CR6 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the CR6 postcode district?
732 collisions have been recorded in the CR6 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,012 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the CR6 postcode district were serious or fatal?
11 were fatal and 100 were serious — 15.2% of all recorded collisions in the CR6 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the CR6 postcode district?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in the CR6 postcode district, accounting for 15.4% of them, and 33.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the CR6 postcode district happen on?
77.9% of collisions in the CR6 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the CR6 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 8.1% of the 1,012 casualties recorded in the CR6 postcode district.
Is road safety in the CR6 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the CR6 postcode district rose 5% 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 CR6 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 CR6 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.