EH45 postcode district road traffic accidents
The EH45 postcode district recorded 350 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 492 casualties. Of these collisions, 10 were fatal and 73 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 33% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 73
- Casualties
- 492
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 73
- Casualties
- 492
Collisions by Year
Areas covering EH45
Roads in EH45
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the EH45 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the EH45 postcode district
Collisions recorded
350
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
492
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
10
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
73
23.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the EH45 postcode district
Collisions in the EH45 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (18.3% of the total), with 25.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
95.7% of recorded collisions in the EH45 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 26.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the EH45 postcode district have produced 492 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 42 collisions, Monday 43 collisions, Tuesday 46 collisions, Wednesday 44 collisions, Thursday 54 collisions, Friday 57 collisions, Saturday 64 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 262 collisions, Darkness 88 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 335 collisions, Roundabout 5 collisions, One way street 3 collisions, Dual carriageway 3 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 8 collisions, 30 mph 163 collisions, 40 mph 1 collisions, 50 mph 11 collisions, 60 mph 167 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 257 collisions, Raining no high winds 59 collisions, Snowing no high winds 8 collisions, Raining + high winds 7 collisions, Other 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 296 casualties, Passenger 123 casualties, Pedestrian 73 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the EH45 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the EH45 postcode district?
350 collisions have been recorded in the EH45 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 492 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the EH45 postcode district were serious or fatal?
10 were fatal and 73 were serious — 23.7% of all recorded collisions in the EH45 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the EH45 postcode district?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in the EH45 postcode district, accounting for 18.3% of them, and 25.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the EH45 postcode district happen on?
95.7% of collisions in the EH45 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the EH45 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 14.8% of the 492 casualties recorded in the EH45 postcode district.
Is road safety in the EH45 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the EH45 postcode district rose 33% 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 EH45 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 EH45 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.