GU28 postcode district road traffic accidents
The GU28 postcode district recorded 796 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,229 casualties. Of these collisions, 41 were fatal and 216 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 6% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 41
- Serious
- 216
- Casualties
- 1,229
- Fatal
- 41
- Serious
- 216
- Casualties
- 1,229
Collisions by Year
Areas covering GU28
Roads in GU28
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the GU28 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the GU28 postcode district
Collisions recorded
796
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,229
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
41
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
216
32.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the GU28 postcode district
Collisions in the GU28 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Sunday (16.2% of the total), with 24.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
95.4% of recorded collisions in the GU28 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the GU28 postcode district have produced 1,229 casualties. Pedestrians account for 3.7% 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 129 collisions, Monday 103 collisions, Tuesday 92 collisions, Wednesday 119 collisions, Thursday 109 collisions, Friday 116 collisions, Saturday 128 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 598 collisions, Darkness 198 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 759 collisions, Dual carriageway 14 collisions, Roundabout 10 collisions, One way street 6 collisions, One way street/Slip road 4 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 4 collisions, 30 mph 166 collisions, 40 mph 56 collisions, 50 mph 4 collisions, 60 mph 563 collisions, 70 mph 3 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 664 collisions, Raining no high winds 77 collisions, Raining + high winds 14 collisions, Other 12 collisions, Fine + high winds 9 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 843 casualties, Passenger 340 casualties, Pedestrian 46 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the GU28 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the GU28 postcode district?
796 collisions have been recorded in the GU28 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,229 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the GU28 postcode district were serious or fatal?
41 were fatal and 216 were serious — 32.3% of all recorded collisions in the GU28 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the GU28 postcode district?
Sunday is the most common day for collisions in the GU28 postcode district, accounting for 16.2% of them, and 24.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the GU28 postcode district happen on?
95.4% of collisions in the GU28 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the GU28 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 3.7% of the 1,229 casualties recorded in the GU28 postcode district.
Is road safety in the GU28 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the GU28 postcode district rose 6% 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 GU28 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 GU28 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.