KY2 postcode district road traffic accidents
The KY2 postcode district recorded 760 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 989 casualties. Of these collisions, 20 were fatal and 170 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 5% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 20
- Serious
- 170
- Casualties
- 989
- Fatal
- 20
- Serious
- 170
- Casualties
- 989
Collisions by Year
Areas covering KY2
Towns in KY2
Roads in KY2
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the KY2 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the KY2 postcode district
Collisions recorded
760
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
989
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
20
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
170
25% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the KY2 postcode district
Collisions in the KY2 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.2% of the total), with 26.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
75.5% of recorded collisions in the KY2 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 18.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the KY2 postcode district have produced 989 casualties. Pedestrians account for 16.8% 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 82 collisions, Monday 109 collisions, Tuesday 108 collisions, Wednesday 113 collisions, Thursday 111 collisions, Friday 131 collisions, Saturday 106 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 557 collisions, Darkness 203 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 574 collisions, Dual carriageway 88 collisions, Roundabout 72 collisions, Slip road 16 collisions, Unknown 6 collisions, One way street 3 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 77 collisions, 30 mph 302 collisions, 40 mph 141 collisions, 50 mph 9 collisions, 60 mph 163 collisions, 70 mph 68 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 607 collisions, Raining no high winds 102 collisions, Fine + high winds 13 collisions, Other 11 collisions, Raining + high winds 10 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 593 casualties, Passenger 230 casualties, Pedestrian 166 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the KY2 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the KY2 postcode district?
760 collisions have been recorded in the KY2 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 989 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the KY2 postcode district were serious or fatal?
20 were fatal and 170 were serious — 25% of all recorded collisions in the KY2 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the KY2 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the KY2 postcode district, accounting for 17.2% of them, and 26.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the KY2 postcode district happen on?
75.5% of collisions in the KY2 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the KY2 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 16.8% of the 989 casualties recorded in the KY2 postcode district.
Is road safety in the KY2 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the KY2 postcode district fell 5% 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 KY2 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 KY2 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.