IP10 postcode district road traffic accidents
The IP10 postcode district recorded 536 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 763 casualties. Of these collisions, 12 were fatal and 84 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 40% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 12
- Serious
- 84
- Casualties
- 763
- Fatal
- 12
- Serious
- 84
- Casualties
- 763
Collisions by Year
Areas covering IP10
Towns in IP10
Roads in IP10
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the IP10 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the IP10 postcode district
Collisions recorded
536
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
763
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
12
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
84
17.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the IP10 postcode district
Collisions in the IP10 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (15.7% of the total), with 26.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 70 mph.
51.5% of recorded collisions in the IP10 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the IP10 postcode district have produced 763 casualties. Pedestrians account for 1.8% 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 62 collisions, Monday 80 collisions, Tuesday 80 collisions, Wednesday 84 collisions, Thursday 73 collisions, Friday 77 collisions, Saturday 80 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 392 collisions, Darkness 144 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 276 collisions, Dual carriageway 215 collisions, Roundabout 36 collisions, Unknown 6 collisions, Slip road 3 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 74 collisions, 40 mph 19 collisions, 50 mph 6 collisions, 60 mph 209 collisions, 70 mph 227 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 433 collisions, Raining no high winds 60 collisions, Fine + high winds 14 collisions, Fog or mist 9 collisions, Other 9 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 551 casualties, Passenger 198 casualties, Pedestrian 14 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the IP10 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the IP10 postcode district?
536 collisions have been recorded in the IP10 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 763 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the IP10 postcode district were serious or fatal?
12 were fatal and 84 were serious — 17.9% of all recorded collisions in the IP10 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the IP10 postcode district?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in the IP10 postcode district, accounting for 15.7% of them, and 26.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the IP10 postcode district happen on?
51.5% of collisions in the IP10 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 70 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the IP10 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 1.8% of the 763 casualties recorded in the IP10 postcode district.
Is road safety in the IP10 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the IP10 postcode district rose 40% 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 IP10 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 IP10 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.