EH55 postcode district road traffic accidents
The EH55 postcode district recorded 566 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 813 casualties. Of these collisions, 11 were fatal and 105 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 20% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 11
- Serious
- 105
- Casualties
- 813
- Fatal
- 11
- Serious
- 105
- Casualties
- 813
Collisions by Year
Areas covering EH55
Towns in EH55
Roads in EH55
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the EH55 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the EH55 postcode district
Collisions recorded
566
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
813
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
11
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
105
20.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the EH55 postcode district
Collisions in the EH55 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (17% of the total), with 27.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
97.9% of recorded collisions in the EH55 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 29.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the EH55 postcode district have produced 813 casualties. Pedestrians account for 10.1% 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 64 collisions, Monday 82 collisions, Tuesday 96 collisions, Wednesday 68 collisions, Thursday 91 collisions, Friday 90 collisions, Saturday 75 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 408 collisions, Darkness 158 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 554 collisions, Dual carriageway 7 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 14 collisions, 30 mph 208 collisions, 40 mph 36 collisions, 50 mph 29 collisions, 60 mph 278 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 382 collisions, Raining no high winds 112 collisions, Other 18 collisions, Fine + high winds 16 collisions, Raining + high winds 13 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 500 casualties, Passenger 231 casualties, Pedestrian 82 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the EH55 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the EH55 postcode district?
566 collisions have been recorded in the EH55 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 813 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the EH55 postcode district were serious or fatal?
11 were fatal and 105 were serious — 20.5% of all recorded collisions in the EH55 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the EH55 postcode district?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in the EH55 postcode district, accounting for 17% of them, and 27.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the EH55 postcode district happen on?
97.9% of collisions in the EH55 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the EH55 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 10.1% of the 813 casualties recorded in the EH55 postcode district.
Is road safety in the EH55 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the EH55 postcode district fell 20% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for the EH55 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 EH55 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.