KT5 postcode district road traffic accidents
The KT5 postcode district recorded 800 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,006 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 130 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 8% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 130
- Casualties
- 1,006
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 130
- Casualties
- 1,006
Collisions by Year
Areas covering KT5
Towns in KT5
Roads in KT5
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the KT5 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the KT5 postcode district
Collisions recorded
800
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,006
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
130
16.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the KT5 postcode district
Collisions in the KT5 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (17% of the total), with 31.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
56.6% of recorded collisions in the KT5 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 18.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the KT5 postcode district have produced 1,006 casualties. Pedestrians account for 10.2% 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 65 collisions, Monday 124 collisions, Tuesday 136 collisions, Wednesday 124 collisions, Thursday 135 collisions, Friday 102 collisions, Saturday 114 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 551 collisions, Darkness 249 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 453 collisions, Dual carriageway 288 collisions, Slip road 21 collisions, One way street 12 collisions, Roundabout 9 collisions, Unknown 9 collisions, One way street/Slip road 8 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 51 collisions, 30 mph 534 collisions, 40 mph 126 collisions, 50 mph 87 collisions, 60 mph 1 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 650 collisions, Raining no high winds 107 collisions, Other 17 collisions, Unknown 14 collisions, Snowing no high winds 6 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 708 casualties, Passenger 195 casualties, Pedestrian 103 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
Showing 20 of 800 accidents
Accident 199901VK00721
SlightAccident 199901VK00709
SeriousAccident 199901VK00703
SlightAccident 199901VK00698
SlightAccident 199901VK00660
SlightAccident 199901VK00638
SlightAccident 199901VK00630
SlightAccident 199901VK00642
SeriousAccident 199901VK00578
SlightAccident 199901VK00551
SlightAccident 199901VK00584
SeriousAccident 199901VK00542
SlightAccident 199901VK00521
SlightAccident 199901VK00508
SeriousAccident 199901VK00505
SeriousAccident 199901VK00490
SlightAccident 199901VK00486
SlightAccident 199901ZP00629
SlightAccident 199901VK00432
SlightAccident 199901VK00454
SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the KT5 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the KT5 postcode district?
800 collisions have been recorded in the KT5 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,006 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the KT5 postcode district were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 130 were serious — 16.6% of all recorded collisions in the KT5 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the KT5 postcode district?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in the KT5 postcode district, accounting for 17% of them, and 31.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the KT5 postcode district happen on?
56.6% of collisions in the KT5 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the KT5 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 10.2% of the 1,006 casualties recorded in the KT5 postcode district.
Is road safety in the KT5 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the KT5 postcode district fell 8% 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 KT5 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 KT5 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.