CW3 postcode district road traffic accidents
The CW3 postcode district recorded 503 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 719 casualties. Of these collisions, 15 were fatal and 84 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 50% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 15
- Serious
- 84
- Casualties
- 719
- Fatal
- 15
- Serious
- 84
- Casualties
- 719
Collisions by Year
Areas covering CW3
Roads in CW3
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the CW3 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the CW3 postcode district
Collisions recorded
503
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
719
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
15
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
84
19.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the CW3 postcode district
Collisions in the CW3 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.9% of the total), with 29% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
82.1% of recorded collisions in the CW3 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 22.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the CW3 postcode district have produced 719 casualties. Pedestrians account for 8.6% 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 72 collisions, Monday 61 collisions, Tuesday 60 collisions, Wednesday 73 collisions, Thursday 74 collisions, Friday 95 collisions, Saturday 68 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 357 collisions, Darkness 146 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 413 collisions, Dual carriageway 82 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, One way street/Slip road 2 collisions, Roundabout 1 collisions, One way street 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 184 collisions, 40 mph 20 collisions, 50 mph 6 collisions, 60 mph 214 collisions, 70 mph 79 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 389 collisions, Raining no high winds 69 collisions, Unknown 10 collisions, Raining + high winds 8 collisions, Other 8 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 463 casualties, Passenger 194 casualties, Pedestrian 62 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the CW3 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the CW3 postcode district?
503 collisions have been recorded in the CW3 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 719 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the CW3 postcode district were serious or fatal?
15 were fatal and 84 were serious — 19.7% of all recorded collisions in the CW3 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the CW3 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the CW3 postcode district, accounting for 18.9% of them, and 29% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the CW3 postcode district happen on?
82.1% of collisions in the CW3 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the CW3 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 8.6% of the 719 casualties recorded in the CW3 postcode district.
Is road safety in the CW3 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the CW3 postcode district rose 50% 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 CW3 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 CW3 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.