CV47 postcode district road traffic accidents
The CV47 postcode district recorded 592 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 790 casualties. Of these collisions, 19 were fatal and 132 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 19
- Serious
- 132
- Casualties
- 790
- Fatal
- 19
- Serious
- 132
- Casualties
- 790
Collisions by Year
Areas covering CV47
Towns in CV47
Roads in CV47
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the CV47 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the CV47 postcode district
Collisions recorded
592
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
790
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
19
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
132
25.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the CV47 postcode district
Collisions in the CV47 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.7% of the total), with 30.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
81.4% of recorded collisions in the CV47 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 13.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the CV47 postcode district have produced 790 casualties. Pedestrians account for 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 75 collisions, Monday 88 collisions, Tuesday 82 collisions, Wednesday 68 collisions, Thursday 84 collisions, Friday 105 collisions, Saturday 90 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 413 collisions, Darkness 179 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 482 collisions, Dual carriageway 94 collisions, Roundabout 16 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 174 collisions, 40 mph 64 collisions, 50 mph 53 collisions, 60 mph 205 collisions, 70 mph 93 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 505 collisions, Raining no high winds 62 collisions, Other 8 collisions, Fine + high winds 7 collisions, Raining + high winds 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 566 casualties, Passenger 169 casualties, Pedestrian 55 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the CV47 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the CV47 postcode district?
592 collisions have been recorded in the CV47 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 790 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the CV47 postcode district were serious or fatal?
19 were fatal and 132 were serious — 25.5% of all recorded collisions in the CV47 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the CV47 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the CV47 postcode district, accounting for 17.7% of them, and 30.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the CV47 postcode district happen on?
81.4% of collisions in the CV47 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the CV47 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 7% of the 790 casualties recorded in the CV47 postcode district.
Is road safety in the CV47 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the CV47 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the CV47 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 CV47 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.