KA26 postcode district road traffic accidents
The KA26 postcode district recorded 497 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 749 casualties. Of these collisions, 20 were fatal and 124 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 40% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 20
- Serious
- 124
- Casualties
- 749
- Fatal
- 20
- Serious
- 124
- Casualties
- 749
Collisions by Year
Areas covering KA26
Roads in KA26
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the KA26 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the KA26 postcode district
Collisions recorded
497
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
749
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
20
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
124
29% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the KA26 postcode district
Collisions in the KA26 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Monday (15.5% of the total), with 24.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
92.8% of recorded collisions in the KA26 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 24.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the KA26 postcode district have produced 749 casualties. Pedestrians account for 8.4% 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 69 collisions, Monday 77 collisions, Tuesday 68 collisions, Wednesday 71 collisions, Thursday 58 collisions, Friday 77 collisions, Saturday 77 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 377 collisions, Darkness 120 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 461 collisions, Dual carriageway 16 collisions, Roundabout 10 collisions, One way street/Slip road 4 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 156 collisions, 40 mph 19 collisions, 50 mph 5 collisions, 60 mph 315 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 355 collisions, Raining no high winds 79 collisions, Raining + high winds 28 collisions, Fine + high winds 19 collisions, Other 6 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 430 casualties, Passenger 256 casualties, Pedestrian 63 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the KA26 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the KA26 postcode district?
497 collisions have been recorded in the KA26 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 749 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the KA26 postcode district were serious or fatal?
20 were fatal and 124 were serious — 29% of all recorded collisions in the KA26 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the KA26 postcode district?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in the KA26 postcode district, accounting for 15.5% of them, and 24.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the KA26 postcode district happen on?
92.8% of collisions in the KA26 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the KA26 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 8.4% of the 749 casualties recorded in the KA26 postcode district.
Is road safety in the KA26 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the KA26 postcode district rose 40% 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 KA26 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 KA26 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.