IP31 postcode district road traffic accidents
The IP31 postcode district recorded 1,250 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,826 casualties. Of these collisions, 33 were fatal and 240 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 15% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 33
- Serious
- 240
- Casualties
- 1,826
- Fatal
- 33
- Serious
- 240
- Casualties
- 1,826
Collisions by Year
Areas covering IP31
Towns in IP31
Roads in IP31
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the IP31 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the IP31 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,250
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,826
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
33
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
240
21.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the IP31 postcode district
Collisions in the IP31 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (15.6% of the total), with 26.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
91% of recorded collisions in the IP31 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 IP31 postcode district have produced 1,826 casualties. Pedestrians account for 4.7% 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 153 collisions, Monday 188 collisions, Tuesday 186 collisions, Wednesday 191 collisions, Thursday 189 collisions, Friday 195 collisions, Saturday 148 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 924 collisions, Darkness 326 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,137 collisions, Roundabout 66 collisions, Dual carriageway 30 collisions, One way street 7 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, One way street/Slip road 5 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 4 collisions, 30 mph 438 collisions, 40 mph 139 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 646 collisions, 70 mph 22 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,006 collisions, Raining no high winds 137 collisions, Other 40 collisions, Fine + high winds 24 collisions, Fog or mist 15 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,299 casualties, Passenger 441 casualties, Pedestrian 86 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the IP31 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the IP31 postcode district?
1,250 collisions have been recorded in the IP31 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,826 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the IP31 postcode district were serious or fatal?
33 were fatal and 240 were serious — 21.8% of all recorded collisions in the IP31 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the IP31 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the IP31 postcode district, accounting for 15.6% of them, and 26.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the IP31 postcode district happen on?
91% of collisions in the IP31 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the IP31 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 4.7% of the 1,826 casualties recorded in the IP31 postcode district.
Is road safety in the IP31 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the IP31 postcode district fell 15% 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 IP31 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 IP31 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.