KY16 postcode district road traffic accidents
The KY16 postcode district recorded 713 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 943 casualties. Of these collisions, 14 were fatal and 172 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 50% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 14
- Serious
- 172
- Casualties
- 943
- Fatal
- 14
- Serious
- 172
- Casualties
- 943
Collisions by Year
Areas covering KY16
Towns in KY16
Roads in KY16
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the KY16 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the KY16 postcode district
Collisions recorded
713
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
943
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
14
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
172
26.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the KY16 postcode district
Collisions in the KY16 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (16.1% of the total), with 26.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
88.9% of recorded collisions in the KY16 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 21% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the KY16 postcode district have produced 943 casualties. Pedestrians account for 15.9% 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 87 collisions, Monday 98 collisions, Tuesday 99 collisions, Wednesday 100 collisions, Thursday 107 collisions, Friday 107 collisions, Saturday 115 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 521 collisions, Darkness 192 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 634 collisions, Roundabout 44 collisions, One way street 17 collisions, One way street/Slip road 7 collisions, Dual carriageway 6 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 27 collisions, 30 mph 309 collisions, 40 mph 35 collisions, 50 mph 11 collisions, 60 mph 331 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 547 collisions, Raining no high winds 116 collisions, Fine + high winds 16 collisions, Other 12 collisions, Raining + high winds 9 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 569 casualties, Passenger 224 casualties, Pedestrian 150 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the KY16 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the KY16 postcode district?
713 collisions have been recorded in the KY16 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 943 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the KY16 postcode district were serious or fatal?
14 were fatal and 172 were serious — 26.1% of all recorded collisions in the KY16 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the KY16 postcode district?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in the KY16 postcode district, accounting for 16.1% of them, and 26.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the KY16 postcode district happen on?
88.9% of collisions in the KY16 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the KY16 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 15.9% of the 943 casualties recorded in the KY16 postcode district.
Is road safety in the KY16 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the KY16 postcode district rose 50% 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 KY16 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 KY16 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.