KA24 postcode district road traffic accidents
The KA24 postcode district recorded 418 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 578 casualties. Of these collisions, 9 were fatal and 86 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 50% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 86
- Casualties
- 578
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 86
- Casualties
- 578
Collisions by Year
Areas covering KA24
Roads in KA24
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the KA24 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the KA24 postcode district
Collisions recorded
418
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
578
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
9
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
86
22.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the KA24 postcode district
Collisions in the KA24 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (15.3% of the total), with 28.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
95.5% of recorded collisions in the KA24 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 30.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the KA24 postcode district have produced 578 casualties. Pedestrians account for 9.9% 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 58 collisions, Monday 60 collisions, Tuesday 64 collisions, Wednesday 52 collisions, Thursday 61 collisions, Friday 60 collisions, Saturday 63 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 299 collisions, Darkness 119 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 399 collisions, Dual carriageway 13 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, Roundabout 2 collisions, One way street 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 168 collisions, 40 mph 3 collisions, 50 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 244 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 281 collisions, Raining no high winds 87 collisions, Raining + high winds 19 collisions, Fine + high winds 11 collisions, Other 6 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 345 casualties, Passenger 176 casualties, Pedestrian 57 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the KA24 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the KA24 postcode district?
418 collisions have been recorded in the KA24 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 578 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the KA24 postcode district were serious or fatal?
9 were fatal and 86 were serious — 22.7% of all recorded collisions in the KA24 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the KA24 postcode district?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in the KA24 postcode district, accounting for 15.3% of them, and 28.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the KA24 postcode district happen on?
95.5% of collisions in the KA24 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the KA24 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 9.9% of the 578 casualties recorded in the KA24 postcode district.
Is road safety in the KA24 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the KA24 postcode district rose 50% 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 KA24 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 KA24 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.