EN9 postcode district road traffic accidents
The EN9 postcode district recorded 2,106 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,951 casualties. Of these collisions, 49 were fatal and 403 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 26% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 49
- Serious
- 403
- Casualties
- 2,951
- Fatal
- 49
- Serious
- 403
- Casualties
- 2,951
Collisions by Year
Areas covering EN9
Towns in EN9
Roads in EN9
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the EN9 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the EN9 postcode district
Collisions recorded
2,106
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
2,951
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
49
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
403
21.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the EN9 postcode district
Collisions in the EN9 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (15.9% of the total), with 31.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
69.2% of recorded collisions in the EN9 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 22.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the EN9 postcode district have produced 2,951 casualties. Pedestrians account for 6.8% 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 273 collisions, Monday 316 collisions, Tuesday 281 collisions, Wednesday 321 collisions, Thursday 300 collisions, Friday 334 collisions, Saturday 281 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,450 collisions, Darkness 656 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,458 collisions, Dual carriageway 457 collisions, Roundabout 152 collisions, Unknown 17 collisions, Slip road 12 collisions, One way street/Slip road 6 collisions, One way street 4 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 15 collisions, 30 mph 865 collisions, 40 mph 291 collisions, 50 mph 61 collisions, 60 mph 480 collisions, 70 mph 394 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,625 collisions, Raining no high winds 311 collisions, Other 74 collisions, Raining + high winds 31 collisions, Unknown 25 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,985 casualties, Passenger 764 casualties, Pedestrian 202 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the EN9 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the EN9 postcode district?
2,106 collisions have been recorded in the EN9 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,951 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the EN9 postcode district were serious or fatal?
49 were fatal and 403 were serious — 21.5% of all recorded collisions in the EN9 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the EN9 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the EN9 postcode district, accounting for 15.9% of them, and 31.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the EN9 postcode district happen on?
69.2% of collisions in the EN9 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the EN9 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 6.8% of the 2,951 casualties recorded in the EN9 postcode district.
Is road safety in the EN9 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the EN9 postcode district rose 26% 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 EN9 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 EN9 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.