KA5 postcode district road traffic accidents
The KA5 postcode district recorded 493 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 727 casualties. Of these collisions, 20 were fatal and 122 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 43% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 20
- Serious
- 122
- Casualties
- 727
- Fatal
- 20
- Serious
- 122
- Casualties
- 727
Collisions by Year
Areas covering KA5
Towns in KA5
Roads in KA5
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the KA5 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the KA5 postcode district
Collisions recorded
493
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
727
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
20
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
122
28.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the KA5 postcode district
Collisions in the KA5 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (17.2% of the total), with 27.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
97.2% of recorded collisions in the KA5 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 30.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the KA5 postcode district have produced 727 casualties. Pedestrians account for 7.2% 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 58 collisions, Monday 61 collisions, Tuesday 61 collisions, Wednesday 72 collisions, Thursday 85 collisions, Friday 81 collisions, Saturday 75 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 359 collisions, Darkness 134 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 479 collisions, Dual carriageway 9 collisions, One way street 3 collisions, One way street/Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 129 collisions, 40 mph 1 collisions, 50 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 357 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 329 collisions, Raining no high winds 108 collisions, Raining + high winds 19 collisions, Fine + high winds 15 collisions, Snowing no high winds 8 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 452 casualties, Passenger 223 casualties, Pedestrian 52 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the KA5 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the KA5 postcode district?
493 collisions have been recorded in the KA5 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 727 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the KA5 postcode district were serious or fatal?
20 were fatal and 122 were serious — 28.8% of all recorded collisions in the KA5 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the KA5 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the KA5 postcode district, accounting for 17.2% of them, and 27.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the KA5 postcode district happen on?
97.2% of collisions in the KA5 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the KA5 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 7.2% of the 727 casualties recorded in the KA5 postcode district.
Is road safety in the KA5 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the KA5 postcode district rose 43% 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 KA5 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 KA5 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.