IV18 postcode district road traffic accidents
The IV18 postcode district recorded 173 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 259 casualties. Of these collisions, 7 were fatal and 27 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 133% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 27
- Casualties
- 259
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 27
- Casualties
- 259
Collisions by Year
Areas covering IV18
Towns in IV18
Roads in IV18
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the IV18 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the IV18 postcode district
Collisions recorded
173
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
259
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
7
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
27
19.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the IV18 postcode district
Collisions in the IV18 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (20.8% of the total), with 31.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
95.4% of recorded collisions in the IV18 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the IV18 postcode district have produced 259 casualties. Pedestrians account for 6.2% 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 16 collisions, Monday 29 collisions, Tuesday 20 collisions, Wednesday 36 collisions, Thursday 25 collisions, Friday 27 collisions, Saturday 20 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 118 collisions, Darkness 55 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 165 collisions, Dual carriageway 4 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 61 collisions, 40 mph 7 collisions, 50 mph 5 collisions, 60 mph 97 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 136 collisions, Raining no high winds 21 collisions, Other 7 collisions, Snowing no high winds 2 collisions, Fog or mist 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 165 casualties, Passenger 78 casualties, Pedestrian 16 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the IV18 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the IV18 postcode district?
173 collisions have been recorded in the IV18 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 259 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the IV18 postcode district were serious or fatal?
7 were fatal and 27 were serious — 19.7% of all recorded collisions in the IV18 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the IV18 postcode district?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in the IV18 postcode district, accounting for 20.8% of them, and 31.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the IV18 postcode district happen on?
95.4% of collisions in the IV18 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the IV18 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 6.2% of the 259 casualties recorded in the IV18 postcode district.
Is road safety in the IV18 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the IV18 postcode district rose 133% 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 IV18 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 IV18 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.