FK4 postcode district road traffic accidents
The FK4 postcode district recorded 565 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 772 casualties. Of these collisions, 14 were fatal and 115 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 17% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 14
- Serious
- 115
- Casualties
- 772
- Fatal
- 14
- Serious
- 115
- Casualties
- 772
Collisions by Year
Areas covering FK4
Towns in FK4
Roads in FK4
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the FK4 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the FK4 postcode district
Collisions recorded
565
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
772
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
14
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
115
22.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the FK4 postcode district
Collisions in the FK4 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.6% of the total), with 26.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
64.8% of recorded collisions in the FK4 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 30.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the FK4 postcode district have produced 772 casualties. Pedestrians account for 10.2% 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 75 collisions, Monday 70 collisions, Tuesday 76 collisions, Wednesday 83 collisions, Thursday 87 collisions, Friday 94 collisions, Saturday 80 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 415 collisions, Darkness 150 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 366 collisions, Dual carriageway 169 collisions, Roundabout 18 collisions, Unknown 6 collisions, Slip road 5 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 284 collisions, 40 mph 36 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 103 collisions, 70 mph 141 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 391 collisions, Raining no high winds 111 collisions, Raining + high winds 17 collisions, Other 13 collisions, Unknown 12 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 474 casualties, Passenger 219 casualties, Pedestrian 79 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the FK4 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the FK4 postcode district?
565 collisions have been recorded in the FK4 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 772 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the FK4 postcode district were serious or fatal?
14 were fatal and 115 were serious — 22.8% of all recorded collisions in the FK4 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the FK4 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the FK4 postcode district, accounting for 16.6% of them, and 26.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the FK4 postcode district happen on?
64.8% of collisions in the FK4 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the FK4 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 10.2% of the 772 casualties recorded in the FK4 postcode district.
Is road safety in the FK4 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the FK4 postcode district fell 17% 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 FK4 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 FK4 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.