KY6 postcode district road traffic accidents
The KY6 postcode district recorded 460 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 595 casualties. Of these collisions, 7 were fatal and 115 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 115
- Casualties
- 595
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 115
- Casualties
- 595
Collisions by Year
Areas covering KY6
Towns in KY6
Roads in KY6
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the KY6 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the KY6 postcode district
Collisions recorded
460
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
595
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
7
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
115
26.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the KY6 postcode district
Collisions in the KY6 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (16.5% of the total), with 26.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
85% of recorded collisions in the KY6 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the KY6 postcode district have produced 595 casualties. Pedestrians account for 17.3% 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 54 collisions, Monday 59 collisions, Tuesday 71 collisions, Wednesday 76 collisions, Thursday 63 collisions, Friday 67 collisions, Saturday 70 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 338 collisions, Darkness 122 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 391 collisions, Roundabout 44 collisions, Dual carriageway 20 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 32 collisions, 30 mph 210 collisions, 40 mph 80 collisions, 50 mph 36 collisions, 60 mph 87 collisions, 70 mph 15 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 380 collisions, Raining no high winds 55 collisions, Other 7 collisions, Snowing no high winds 6 collisions, Fine + high winds 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 370 casualties, Passenger 122 casualties, Pedestrian 103 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the KY6 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the KY6 postcode district?
460 collisions have been recorded in the KY6 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 595 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the KY6 postcode district were serious or fatal?
7 were fatal and 115 were serious — 26.5% of all recorded collisions in the KY6 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the KY6 postcode district?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in the KY6 postcode district, accounting for 16.5% of them, and 26.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the KY6 postcode district happen on?
85% of collisions in the KY6 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the KY6 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 17.3% of the 595 casualties recorded in the KY6 postcode district.
Is road safety in the KY6 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the KY6 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the KY6 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 KY6 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.