FK8 postcode district road traffic accidents
The FK8 postcode district recorded 901 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,115 casualties. Of these collisions, 10 were fatal and 196 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 196
- Casualties
- 1,115
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 196
- Casualties
- 1,115
Collisions by Year
Areas covering FK8
Towns in FK8
Roads in FK8
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the FK8 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the FK8 postcode district
Collisions recorded
901
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,115
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
10
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
196
22.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the FK8 postcode district
Collisions in the FK8 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.2% of the total), with 24.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
73.5% of recorded collisions in the FK8 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 24.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the FK8 postcode district have produced 1,115 casualties. Pedestrians account for 20.8% 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 114 collisions, Monday 108 collisions, Tuesday 122 collisions, Wednesday 121 collisions, Thursday 130 collisions, Friday 164 collisions, Saturday 142 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 684 collisions, Darkness 217 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 662 collisions, Dual carriageway 105 collisions, Roundabout 94 collisions, One way street 18 collisions, Unknown 16 collisions, Slip road 6 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 40 collisions, 30 mph 608 collisions, 40 mph 16 collisions, 50 mph 12 collisions, 60 mph 218 collisions, 70 mph 7 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 682 collisions, Raining no high winds 137 collisions, Raining + high winds 24 collisions, Other 23 collisions, Unknown 17 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 597 casualties, Passenger 286 casualties, Pedestrian 232 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the FK8 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the FK8 postcode district?
901 collisions have been recorded in the FK8 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,115 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the FK8 postcode district were serious or fatal?
10 were fatal and 196 were serious — 22.9% of all recorded collisions in the FK8 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the FK8 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the FK8 postcode district, accounting for 18.2% of them, and 24.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the FK8 postcode district happen on?
73.5% of collisions in the FK8 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the FK8 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 20.8% of the 1,115 casualties recorded in the FK8 postcode district.
Is road safety in the FK8 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the FK8 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the FK8 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 FK8 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.