EH20 postcode district road traffic accidents
The EH20 postcode district recorded 403 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 507 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 63 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 20% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 63
- Casualties
- 507
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 63
- Casualties
- 507
Collisions by Year
Areas covering EH20
Towns in EH20
Roads in EH20
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the EH20 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the EH20 postcode district
Collisions recorded
403
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
507
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
63
16.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the EH20 postcode district
Collisions in the EH20 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (19.4% of the total), with 21.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
70.5% of recorded collisions in the EH20 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 17.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the EH20 postcode district have produced 507 casualties. Pedestrians account for 14.8% 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 48 collisions, Monday 50 collisions, Tuesday 78 collisions, Wednesday 58 collisions, Thursday 55 collisions, Friday 57 collisions, Saturday 57 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 316 collisions, Darkness 87 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 284 collisions, Dual carriageway 75 collisions, Roundabout 29 collisions, Slip road 7 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, One way street/Slip road 3 collisions, One way street 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 13 collisions, 30 mph 221 collisions, 40 mph 118 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 23 collisions, 70 mph 27 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 321 collisions, Raining no high winds 37 collisions, Other 12 collisions, Fine + high winds 11 collisions, Unknown 9 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 288 casualties, Passenger 144 casualties, Pedestrian 75 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the EH20 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the EH20 postcode district?
403 collisions have been recorded in the EH20 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 507 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the EH20 postcode district were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 63 were serious — 16.4% of all recorded collisions in the EH20 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the EH20 postcode district?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in the EH20 postcode district, accounting for 19.4% of them, and 21.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the EH20 postcode district happen on?
70.5% of collisions in the EH20 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the EH20 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 14.8% of the 507 casualties recorded in the EH20 postcode district.
Is road safety in the EH20 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the EH20 postcode district rose 20% 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 EH20 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 EH20 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.