IP29 postcode district road traffic accidents
The IP29 postcode district recorded 462 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 628 casualties. Of these collisions, 6 were fatal and 90 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 90
- Casualties
- 628
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 90
- Casualties
- 628
Collisions by Year
Areas covering IP29
Roads in IP29
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the IP29 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the IP29 postcode district
Collisions recorded
462
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
628
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
6
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
90
20.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the IP29 postcode district
Collisions in the IP29 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (16.7% of the total), with 28.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
98.7% of recorded collisions in the IP29 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the IP29 postcode district have produced 628 casualties. Pedestrians account for 4% 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 61 collisions, Monday 65 collisions, Tuesday 74 collisions, Wednesday 75 collisions, Thursday 77 collisions, Friday 64 collisions, Saturday 46 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 331 collisions, Darkness 131 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 456 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 174 collisions, 40 mph 9 collisions, 60 mph 278 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 375 collisions, Raining no high winds 46 collisions, Other 16 collisions, Fine + high winds 9 collisions, Fog or mist 6 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 473 casualties, Passenger 130 casualties, Pedestrian 25 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightAccident 2018370335908
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SeriousAccident 2018370328998
SlightAccident 2018370324898
SlightAccident 2018370318658
SlightAccident 2018370311612
SeriousAccident 2018370297193
SeriousAccident 2018370275721
SlightAccident 2018370268935
SlightAccident 2017370215637
SlightAccident 2017370203215
SeriousAccident 2017370170296
SlightAccident 2017370166655
SlightAccident 2017370166288
SlightAccident 2016370143243
SlightAccident 2016370130534
SlightAccident 2016370122908
SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the IP29 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the IP29 postcode district?
462 collisions have been recorded in the IP29 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 628 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the IP29 postcode district were serious or fatal?
6 were fatal and 90 were serious — 20.8% of all recorded collisions in the IP29 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the IP29 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the IP29 postcode district, accounting for 16.7% of them, and 28.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the IP29 postcode district happen on?
98.7% of collisions in the IP29 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the IP29 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 4% of the 628 casualties recorded in the IP29 postcode district.
Is road safety in the IP29 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the IP29 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the IP29 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 IP29 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.