KY9 postcode district road traffic accidents
The KY9 postcode district recorded 93 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2023, involving 118 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 28 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2023 were unchanged on 2022.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 28
- Casualties
- 118
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 28
- Casualties
- 118
Collisions by Year
Areas covering KY9
Roads in KY9
Accidents in the KY9 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the KY9 postcode district
Collisions recorded
93
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
118
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
28
33.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the KY9 postcode district
Collisions in the KY9 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (24.7% of the total), with 25.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
97.8% of recorded collisions in the KY9 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 18.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the KY9 postcode district have produced 118 casualties. Pedestrians account for 7.6% 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 9 collisions, Monday 15 collisions, Tuesday 12 collisions, Wednesday 13 collisions, Thursday 23 collisions, Friday 11 collisions, Saturday 10 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 69 collisions, Darkness 24 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 91 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 6 collisions, 30 mph 14 collisions, 60 mph 73 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 75 collisions, Raining no high winds 8 collisions, Other 6 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions, Fine + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 79 casualties, Passenger 30 casualties, Pedestrian 9 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the KY9 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the KY9 postcode district?
93 collisions have been recorded in the KY9 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2023, involving 118 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the KY9 postcode district were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 28 were serious — 33.3% of all recorded collisions in the KY9 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the KY9 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the KY9 postcode district, accounting for 24.7% of them, and 25.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the KY9 postcode district happen on?
97.8% of collisions in the KY9 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the KY9 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 7.6% of the 118 casualties recorded in the KY9 postcode district.
Is road safety in the KY9 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the KY9 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2023 compared with 2022.
Where does the road accident data for the KY9 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 KY9 postcode district cover 1999 to 2023.