KA3 postcode district road traffic accidents
The KA3 postcode district recorded 1,195 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,591 casualties. Of these collisions, 31 were fatal and 286 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 5% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 31
- Serious
- 286
- Casualties
- 1,591
- Fatal
- 31
- Serious
- 286
- Casualties
- 1,591
Collisions by Year
Areas covering KA3
Towns in KA3
Roads in KA3
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the KA3 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the KA3 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,195
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,591
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
31
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
286
26.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the KA3 postcode district
Collisions in the KA3 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.1% of the total), with 30.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
74.7% of recorded collisions in the KA3 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 28.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the KA3 postcode district have produced 1,591 casualties. Pedestrians account for 15.5% 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 113 collisions, Monday 159 collisions, Tuesday 179 collisions, Wednesday 177 collisions, Thursday 188 collisions, Friday 216 collisions, Saturday 163 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 834 collisions, Darkness 361 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 893 collisions, Dual carriageway 192 collisions, One way street 47 collisions, One way street/Slip road 26 collisions, Roundabout 14 collisions, Slip road 13 collisions, Unknown 10 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 11 collisions, 30 mph 556 collisions, 40 mph 25 collisions, 50 mph 5 collisions, 60 mph 470 collisions, 70 mph 128 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 831 collisions, Raining no high winds 223 collisions, Raining + high winds 63 collisions, Fine + high winds 24 collisions, Other 19 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 955 casualties, Passenger 390 casualties, Pedestrian 246 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the KA3 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the KA3 postcode district?
1,195 collisions have been recorded in the KA3 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,591 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the KA3 postcode district were serious or fatal?
31 were fatal and 286 were serious — 26.5% of all recorded collisions in the KA3 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the KA3 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the KA3 postcode district, accounting for 18.1% of them, and 30.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the KA3 postcode district happen on?
74.7% of collisions in the KA3 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the KA3 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 15.5% of the 1,591 casualties recorded in the KA3 postcode district.
Is road safety in the KA3 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the KA3 postcode district fell 5% 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 KA3 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 KA3 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.