KY8 postcode district road traffic accidents
The KY8 postcode district recorded 1,200 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,544 casualties. Of these collisions, 20 were fatal and 252 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 4% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 20
- Serious
- 252
- Casualties
- 1,544
- Fatal
- 20
- Serious
- 252
- Casualties
- 1,544
Collisions by Year
Areas covering KY8
Towns in KY8
Roads in KY8
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the KY8 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the KY8 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,200
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
20
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
252
22.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the KY8 postcode district
Collisions in the KY8 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.7% of the total), with 29.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
90.8% of recorded collisions in the KY8 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 17.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the KY8 postcode district have produced 1,544 casualties. Pedestrians account for 20.4% 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 140 collisions, Monday 179 collisions, Tuesday 179 collisions, Wednesday 153 collisions, Thursday 170 collisions, Friday 200 collisions, Saturday 179 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 842 collisions, Darkness 358 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,090 collisions, Roundabout 55 collisions, Dual carriageway 30 collisions, One way street 12 collisions, Unknown 10 collisions, One way street/Slip road 3 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 142 collisions, 30 mph 741 collisions, 40 mph 52 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 263 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 970 collisions, Raining no high winds 139 collisions, Fine + high winds 20 collisions, Snowing no high winds 17 collisions, Other 17 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 871 casualties, Passenger 358 casualties, Pedestrian 315 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the KY8 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the KY8 postcode district?
1,200 collisions have been recorded in the KY8 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,544 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the KY8 postcode district were serious or fatal?
20 were fatal and 252 were serious — 22.7% of all recorded collisions in the KY8 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the KY8 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the KY8 postcode district, accounting for 16.7% of them, and 29.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the KY8 postcode district happen on?
90.8% of collisions in the KY8 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the KY8 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 20.4% of the 1,544 casualties recorded in the KY8 postcode district.
Is road safety in the KY8 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the KY8 postcode district fell 4% 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 KY8 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 KY8 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.