KY15 postcode district road traffic accidents
The KY15 postcode district recorded 874 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,198 casualties. Of these collisions, 30 were fatal and 206 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 63% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 30
- Serious
- 206
- Casualties
- 1,198
- Fatal
- 30
- Serious
- 206
- Casualties
- 1,198
Collisions by Year
Areas covering KY15
Roads in KY15
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the KY15 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the KY15 postcode district
Collisions recorded
874
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,198
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
30
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
206
27% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the KY15 postcode district
Collisions in the KY15 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Monday (17.7% of the total), with 26.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
96.2% of recorded collisions in the KY15 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the KY15 postcode district have produced 1,198 casualties. Pedestrians account for 9.8% 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 103 collisions, Monday 155 collisions, Tuesday 90 collisions, Wednesday 133 collisions, Thursday 133 collisions, Friday 151 collisions, Saturday 109 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 644 collisions, Darkness 230 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 841 collisions, Roundabout 16 collisions, Dual carriageway 7 collisions, One way street/Slip road 5 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, One way street 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 22 collisions, 30 mph 239 collisions, 40 mph 38 collisions, 50 mph 9 collisions, 60 mph 565 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 707 collisions, Raining no high winds 87 collisions, Fine + high winds 24 collisions, Raining + high winds 14 collisions, Fog or mist 12 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 764 casualties, Passenger 316 casualties, Pedestrian 118 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the KY15 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the KY15 postcode district?
874 collisions have been recorded in the KY15 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,198 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the KY15 postcode district were serious or fatal?
30 were fatal and 206 were serious — 27% of all recorded collisions in the KY15 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the KY15 postcode district?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in the KY15 postcode district, accounting for 17.7% of them, and 26.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the KY15 postcode district happen on?
96.2% of collisions in the KY15 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the KY15 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 9.8% of the 1,198 casualties recorded in the KY15 postcode district.
Is road safety in the KY15 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the KY15 postcode district rose 63% 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 KY15 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 KY15 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.