IP9 postcode district road traffic accidents
The IP9 postcode district recorded 807 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,226 casualties. Of these collisions, 17 were fatal and 129 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 30% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 17
- Serious
- 129
- Casualties
- 1,226
- Fatal
- 17
- Serious
- 129
- Casualties
- 1,226
Collisions by Year
Areas covering IP9
Towns in IP9
Roads in IP9
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the IP9 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the IP9 postcode district
Collisions recorded
807
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,226
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
17
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
129
18.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the IP9 postcode district
Collisions in the IP9 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (17.3% of the total), with 27.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
63.9% of recorded collisions in the IP9 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 19.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the IP9 postcode district have produced 1,226 casualties. Pedestrians account for 3.8% 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 87 collisions, Monday 127 collisions, Tuesday 112 collisions, Wednesday 140 collisions, Thursday 137 collisions, Friday 119 collisions, Saturday 85 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 582 collisions, Darkness 225 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 516 collisions, Dual carriageway 257 collisions, Roundabout 17 collisions, Slip road 13 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 204 collisions, 40 mph 29 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 329 collisions, 70 mph 243 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 635 collisions, Raining no high winds 103 collisions, Fine + high winds 17 collisions, Other 14 collisions, Unknown 13 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 878 casualties, Passenger 301 casualties, Pedestrian 47 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the IP9 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the IP9 postcode district?
807 collisions have been recorded in the IP9 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,226 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the IP9 postcode district were serious or fatal?
17 were fatal and 129 were serious — 18.1% of all recorded collisions in the IP9 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the IP9 postcode district?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in the IP9 postcode district, accounting for 17.3% of them, and 27.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the IP9 postcode district happen on?
63.9% of collisions in the IP9 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the IP9 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 3.8% of the 1,226 casualties recorded in the IP9 postcode district.
Is road safety in the IP9 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the IP9 postcode district fell 30% 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 IP9 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 IP9 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.