FY8 postcode district road traffic accidents
The FY8 postcode district recorded 1,960 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,721 casualties. Of these collisions, 28 were fatal and 390 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 60% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 28
- Serious
- 390
- Casualties
- 2,721
- Fatal
- 28
- Serious
- 390
- Casualties
- 2,721
Collisions by Year
Areas covering FY8
Towns in FY8
Roads in FY8
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the FY8 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the FY8 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,960
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
2,721
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
28
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
390
21.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the FY8 postcode district
Collisions in the FY8 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16% of the total), with 21.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
94.2% of recorded collisions in the FY8 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 19.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the FY8 postcode district have produced 2,721 casualties. Pedestrians account for 13.5% 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 189 collisions, Monday 291 collisions, Tuesday 298 collisions, Wednesday 301 collisions, Thursday 284 collisions, Friday 313 collisions, Saturday 284 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,530 collisions, Darkness 430 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,846 collisions, Dual carriageway 45 collisions, Roundabout 36 collisions, Unknown 14 collisions, One way street 13 collisions, One way street/Slip road 4 collisions, Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 122 collisions, 30 mph 1,679 collisions, 40 mph 48 collisions, 50 mph 24 collisions, 60 mph 85 collisions, 70 mph 2 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,543 collisions, Raining no high winds 242 collisions, Fine + high winds 42 collisions, Other 42 collisions, Raining + high winds 35 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,758 casualties, Passenger 595 casualties, Pedestrian 368 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the FY8 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the FY8 postcode district?
1,960 collisions have been recorded in the FY8 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,721 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the FY8 postcode district were serious or fatal?
28 were fatal and 390 were serious — 21.3% of all recorded collisions in the FY8 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the FY8 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the FY8 postcode district, accounting for 16% of them, and 21.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the FY8 postcode district happen on?
94.2% of collisions in the FY8 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the FY8 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 13.5% of the 2,721 casualties recorded in the FY8 postcode district.
Is road safety in the FY8 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the FY8 postcode district rose 60% 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 FY8 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 FY8 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.