KT7 postcode district road traffic accidents
The KT7 postcode district recorded 528 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 654 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 88 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 67% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 88
- Casualties
- 654
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 88
- Casualties
- 654
Collisions by Year
Areas covering KT7
Towns in KT7
Roads in KT7
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the KT7 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the KT7 postcode district
Collisions recorded
528
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
654
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
88
16.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the KT7 postcode district
Collisions in the KT7 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (17.8% of the total), with 26.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
91.7% of recorded collisions in the KT7 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 20% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the KT7 postcode district have produced 654 casualties. Pedestrians account for 10.1% 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 40 collisions, Monday 74 collisions, Tuesday 92 collisions, Wednesday 94 collisions, Thursday 87 collisions, Friday 80 collisions, Saturday 61 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 389 collisions, Darkness 139 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 484 collisions, Dual carriageway 18 collisions, Roundabout 11 collisions, Unknown 10 collisions, Slip road 3 collisions, One way street 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 10 collisions, 30 mph 395 collisions, 40 mph 118 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 3 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 417 collisions, Raining no high winds 54 collisions, Unknown 27 collisions, Other 18 collisions, Fine + high winds 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 506 casualties, Passenger 82 casualties, Pedestrian 66 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
Showing 20 of 528 accidents
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SlightAccident 200845SP23905
SlightAccident 200845EL26646
SlightAccident 200845EL23495
SlightAccident 200845EL22773
SlightAccident 200845EL19796
SlightAccident 200845EL19208
SlightAccident 200845EL19028
SlightAccident 200745EL15878
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the KT7 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the KT7 postcode district?
528 collisions have been recorded in the KT7 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 654 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the KT7 postcode district were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 88 were serious — 16.9% of all recorded collisions in the KT7 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the KT7 postcode district?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in the KT7 postcode district, accounting for 17.8% of them, and 26.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the KT7 postcode district happen on?
91.7% of collisions in the KT7 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the KT7 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 10.1% of the 654 casualties recorded in the KT7 postcode district.
Is road safety in the KT7 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the KT7 postcode district rose 67% 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 KT7 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 KT7 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.