GU26 postcode district road traffic accidents
The GU26 postcode district recorded 632 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 947 casualties. Of these collisions, 9 were fatal and 88 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 88
- Casualties
- 947
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 88
- Casualties
- 947
Collisions by Year
Areas covering GU26
Towns in GU26
Roads in GU26
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the GU26 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the GU26 postcode district
Collisions recorded
632
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
947
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
9
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
88
15.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the GU26 postcode district
Collisions in the GU26 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (15.8% of the total), with 33.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 40 mph.
77.2% of recorded collisions in the GU26 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 24.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the GU26 postcode district have produced 947 casualties. Pedestrians account for 4.6% 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 99 collisions, Monday 80 collisions, Tuesday 92 collisions, Wednesday 84 collisions, Thursday 100 collisions, Friday 89 collisions, Saturday 88 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 423 collisions, Darkness 209 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 488 collisions, Dual carriageway 109 collisions, Unknown 19 collisions, Roundabout 7 collisions, Slip road 5 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, One way street/Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 4 collisions, 30 mph 135 collisions, 40 mph 238 collisions, 50 mph 108 collisions, 60 mph 73 collisions, 70 mph 74 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 472 collisions, Raining no high winds 70 collisions, Unknown 28 collisions, Other 19 collisions, Raining + high winds 18 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 658 casualties, Passenger 245 casualties, Pedestrian 44 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the GU26 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the GU26 postcode district?
632 collisions have been recorded in the GU26 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 947 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the GU26 postcode district were serious or fatal?
9 were fatal and 88 were serious — 15.3% of all recorded collisions in the GU26 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the GU26 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the GU26 postcode district, accounting for 15.8% of them, and 33.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the GU26 postcode district happen on?
77.2% of collisions in the GU26 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 40 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the GU26 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 4.6% of the 947 casualties recorded in the GU26 postcode district.
Is road safety in the GU26 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the GU26 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the GU26 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 GU26 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.