IG9 postcode district road traffic accidents
The IG9 postcode district recorded 720 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 943 casualties. Of these collisions, 13 were fatal and 136 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 5% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 13
- Serious
- 136
- Casualties
- 943
- Fatal
- 13
- Serious
- 136
- Casualties
- 943
Collisions by Year
Areas covering IG9
Towns in IG9
Roads in IG9
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the IG9 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the IG9 postcode district
Collisions recorded
720
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
943
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
13
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
136
20.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the IG9 postcode district
Collisions in the IG9 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (16.1% of the total), with 31.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
90.1% of recorded collisions in the IG9 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 20.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the IG9 postcode district have produced 943 casualties. Pedestrians account for 12.1% 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 97 collisions, Monday 94 collisions, Tuesday 116 collisions, Wednesday 104 collisions, Thursday 85 collisions, Friday 112 collisions, Saturday 112 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 493 collisions, Darkness 227 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 649 collisions, Dual carriageway 34 collisions, One way street 14 collisions, Unknown 9 collisions, Roundabout 6 collisions, One way street/Slip road 6 collisions, Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 7 collisions, 30 mph 517 collisions, 40 mph 124 collisions, 50 mph 11 collisions, 60 mph 58 collisions, 70 mph 3 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 574 collisions, Raining no high winds 93 collisions, Other 15 collisions, Unknown 15 collisions, Fog or mist 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 639 casualties, Passenger 190 casualties, Pedestrian 114 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the IG9 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the IG9 postcode district?
720 collisions have been recorded in the IG9 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 943 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the IG9 postcode district were serious or fatal?
13 were fatal and 136 were serious — 20.7% of all recorded collisions in the IG9 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the IG9 postcode district?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in the IG9 postcode district, accounting for 16.1% of them, and 31.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the IG9 postcode district happen on?
90.1% of collisions in the IG9 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the IG9 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 12.1% of the 943 casualties recorded in the IG9 postcode district.
Is road safety in the IG9 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the IG9 postcode district fell 5% 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 IG9 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 IG9 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.