KT23 postcode district road traffic accidents
The KT23 postcode district recorded 358 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 460 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 60 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 43% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 60
- Casualties
- 460
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 60
- Casualties
- 460
Collisions by Year
Areas covering KT23
Towns in KT23
Roads in KT23
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the KT23 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the KT23 postcode district
Collisions recorded
358
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
460
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
60
17.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the KT23 postcode district
Collisions in the KT23 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (18.7% of the total), with 23.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
93.3% of recorded collisions in the KT23 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 20.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the KT23 postcode district have produced 460 casualties. Pedestrians account for 12% 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 32 collisions, Monday 51 collisions, Tuesday 45 collisions, Wednesday 67 collisions, Thursday 52 collisions, Friday 62 collisions, Saturday 49 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 275 collisions, Darkness 83 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 334 collisions, Unknown 12 collisions, Roundabout 6 collisions, Dual carriageway 5 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 316 collisions, 40 mph 34 collisions, 60 mph 7 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 280 collisions, Raining no high winds 36 collisions, Unknown 19 collisions, Other 12 collisions, Fine + high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 330 casualties, Passenger 75 casualties, Pedestrian 55 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the KT23 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the KT23 postcode district?
358 collisions have been recorded in the KT23 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 460 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the KT23 postcode district were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 60 were serious — 17.6% of all recorded collisions in the KT23 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the KT23 postcode district?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in the KT23 postcode district, accounting for 18.7% of them, and 23.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the KT23 postcode district happen on?
93.3% of collisions in the KT23 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the KT23 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 12% of the 460 casualties recorded in the KT23 postcode district.
Is road safety in the KT23 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the KT23 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 KT23 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 KT23 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.