IG5 postcode district road traffic accidents
The IG5 postcode district recorded 472 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 613 casualties. Of these collisions, 5 were fatal and 75 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 27% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 75
- Casualties
- 613
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 75
- Casualties
- 613
Collisions by Year
Areas covering IG5
Towns in IG5
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the IG5 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the IG5 postcode district
Collisions recorded
472
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
613
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
5
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
75
16.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the IG5 postcode district
Collisions in the IG5 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (17.6% of the total), with 27.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
86.4% of recorded collisions in the IG5 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 17.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the IG5 postcode district have produced 613 casualties. Pedestrians account for 13.9% 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 63 collisions, Monday 67 collisions, Tuesday 83 collisions, Wednesday 60 collisions, Thursday 57 collisions, Friday 73 collisions, Saturday 69 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 342 collisions, Darkness 130 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 408 collisions, Roundabout 33 collisions, Dual carriageway 17 collisions, Unknown 9 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, Slip road 2 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 8 collisions, 30 mph 456 collisions, 40 mph 6 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 386 collisions, Raining no high winds 58 collisions, Other 11 collisions, Unknown 11 collisions, Fine + high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 397 casualties, Passenger 131 casualties, Pedestrian 85 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the IG5 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the IG5 postcode district?
472 collisions have been recorded in the IG5 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 613 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the IG5 postcode district were serious or fatal?
5 were fatal and 75 were serious — 16.9% of all recorded collisions in the IG5 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the IG5 postcode district?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in the IG5 postcode district, accounting for 17.6% of them, and 27.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the IG5 postcode district happen on?
86.4% of collisions in the IG5 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the IG5 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 13.9% of the 613 casualties recorded in the IG5 postcode district.
Is road safety in the IG5 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the IG5 postcode district fell 27% 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 IG5 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 IG5 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.