KY12 postcode district road traffic accidents
The KY12 postcode district recorded 1,169 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,544 casualties. Of these collisions, 17 were fatal and 261 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 34% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 17
- Serious
- 261
- Casualties
- 1,544
- Fatal
- 17
- Serious
- 261
- Casualties
- 1,544
Collisions by Year
Areas covering KY12
Towns in KY12
Roads in KY12
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the KY12 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the KY12 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,169
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,544
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
17
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
261
23.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the KY12 postcode district
Collisions in the KY12 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (16.5% of the total), with 30.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
82.8% of recorded collisions in the KY12 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 22% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the KY12 postcode district have produced 1,544 casualties. Pedestrians account for 18.8% 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 150 collisions, Monday 142 collisions, Tuesday 136 collisions, Wednesday 192 collisions, Thursday 193 collisions, Friday 186 collisions, Saturday 170 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 814 collisions, Darkness 355 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 968 collisions, Dual carriageway 116 collisions, Roundabout 60 collisions, One way street 16 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, One way street/Slip road 4 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 62 collisions, 30 mph 715 collisions, 40 mph 62 collisions, 50 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 327 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 912 collisions, Raining no high winds 162 collisions, Other 20 collisions, Snowing no high winds 18 collisions, Unknown 17 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 840 casualties, Passenger 413 casualties, Pedestrian 291 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the KY12 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the KY12 postcode district?
1,169 collisions have been recorded in the KY12 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,544 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the KY12 postcode district were serious or fatal?
17 were fatal and 261 were serious — 23.8% of all recorded collisions in the KY12 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the KY12 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the KY12 postcode district, accounting for 16.5% of them, and 30.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the KY12 postcode district happen on?
82.8% of collisions in the KY12 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the KY12 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 18.8% of the 1,544 casualties recorded in the KY12 postcode district.
Is road safety in the KY12 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the KY12 postcode district fell 34% 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 KY12 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 KY12 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.