IP23 postcode district road traffic accidents
The IP23 postcode district recorded 479 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 699 casualties. Of these collisions, 14 were fatal and 85 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 14
- Serious
- 85
- Casualties
- 699
- Fatal
- 14
- Serious
- 85
- Casualties
- 699
Collisions by Year
Areas covering IP23
Towns in IP23
Roads in IP23
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the IP23 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the IP23 postcode district
Collisions recorded
479
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
699
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
14
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
85
20.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the IP23 postcode district
Collisions in the IP23 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (16.7% of the total), with 26.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
98.5% of recorded collisions in the IP23 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 18.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the IP23 postcode district have produced 699 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 37 collisions, Monday 68 collisions, Tuesday 78 collisions, Wednesday 80 collisions, Thursday 80 collisions, Friday 79 collisions, Saturday 57 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 351 collisions, Darkness 128 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 472 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 123 collisions, 40 mph 37 collisions, 50 mph 134 collisions, 60 mph 184 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 383 collisions, Raining no high winds 54 collisions, Other 14 collisions, Snowing no high winds 8 collisions, Fine + high winds 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 522 casualties, Passenger 145 casualties, Pedestrian 32 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the IP23 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the IP23 postcode district?
479 collisions have been recorded in the IP23 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 699 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the IP23 postcode district were serious or fatal?
14 were fatal and 85 were serious — 20.7% of all recorded collisions in the IP23 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the IP23 postcode district?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in the IP23 postcode district, accounting for 16.7% of them, and 26.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the IP23 postcode district happen on?
98.5% of collisions in the IP23 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the IP23 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 4.6% of the 699 casualties recorded in the IP23 postcode district.
Is road safety in the IP23 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the IP23 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the IP23 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 IP23 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.