EH43 postcode district road traffic accidents
The EH43 postcode district recorded 57 collisions in the STATS19 data between 2000 and 2024, involving 82 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 9
- Casualties
- 82
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 9
- Casualties
- 82
Collisions by Year
Areas covering EH43
Roads in EH43
Accidents in the EH43 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the EH43 postcode district
Collisions recorded
57
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
82
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
9
17.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the EH43 postcode district
Collisions in the EH43 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (26.3% of the total), with 21.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
98.2% of recorded collisions in the EH43 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 33.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the EH43 postcode district have produced 82 casualties. Pedestrians account for 3.7% 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 5 collisions, Monday 8 collisions, Tuesday 4 collisions, Wednesday 11 collisions, Thursday 8 collisions, Friday 15 collisions, Saturday 6 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 45 collisions, Darkness 12 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 56 collisions, One way street 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 16 collisions, 60 mph 41 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 38 collisions, Raining no high winds 14 collisions, Other 3 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions, Snowing + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 59 casualties, Passenger 20 casualties, Pedestrian 3 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the EH43 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the EH43 postcode district?
57 collisions have been recorded in the EH43 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 2000 and 2024, involving 82 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the EH43 postcode district were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 9 were serious — 17.5% of all recorded collisions in the EH43 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the EH43 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the EH43 postcode district, accounting for 26.3% of them, and 21.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the EH43 postcode district happen on?
98.2% of collisions in the EH43 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the EH43 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 3.7% of the 82 casualties recorded in the EH43 postcode district.
Where does the road accident data for the EH43 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 EH43 postcode district cover 2000 to 2024.