IV3 postcode district road traffic accidents
The IV3 postcode district recorded 547 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 699 casualties. Of these collisions, 23 were fatal and 127 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 63% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 23
- Serious
- 127
- Casualties
- 699
- Fatal
- 23
- Serious
- 127
- Casualties
- 699
Collisions by Year
Areas covering IV3
Towns in IV3
Roads in IV3
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the IV3 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the IV3 postcode district
Collisions recorded
547
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
23
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
127
27.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the IV3 postcode district
Collisions in the IV3 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.9% of the total), with 24.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
83% of recorded collisions in the IV3 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 23.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the IV3 postcode district have produced 699 casualties. Pedestrians account for 22.6% 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 51 collisions, Monday 73 collisions, Tuesday 75 collisions, Wednesday 82 collisions, Thursday 82 collisions, Friday 98 collisions, Saturday 86 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 413 collisions, Darkness 134 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 454 collisions, Dual carriageway 40 collisions, Roundabout 27 collisions, One way street 10 collisions, Unknown 8 collisions, One way street/Slip road 7 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 21 collisions, 30 mph 350 collisions, 40 mph 12 collisions, 50 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 160 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 417 collisions, Raining no high winds 74 collisions, Other 17 collisions, Unknown 12 collisions, Raining + high winds 10 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 386 casualties, Passenger 155 casualties, Pedestrian 158 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the IV3 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the IV3 postcode district?
547 collisions have been recorded in the IV3 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 699 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the IV3 postcode district were serious or fatal?
23 were fatal and 127 were serious — 27.4% of all recorded collisions in the IV3 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the IV3 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the IV3 postcode district, accounting for 17.9% of them, and 24.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the IV3 postcode district happen on?
83% of collisions in the IV3 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the IV3 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 22.6% of the 699 casualties recorded in the IV3 postcode district.
Is road safety in the IV3 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the IV3 postcode district rose 63% 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 IV3 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 IV3 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.