M31 postcode district road traffic accidents
The M31 postcode district recorded 383 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 564 casualties. Of these collisions, 7 were fatal and 67 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 50% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 67
- Casualties
- 564
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 67
- Casualties
- 564
Collisions by Year
Areas covering M31
Towns in M31
Roads in M31
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the M31 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the M31 postcode district
Collisions recorded
383
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
564
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
7
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
67
19.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the M31 postcode district
Collisions in the M31 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (16.2% of the total), with 28.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
90.9% of recorded collisions in the M31 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 22.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the M31 postcode district have produced 564 casualties. Pedestrians account for 10.1% 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 57 collisions, Monday 52 collisions, Tuesday 50 collisions, Wednesday 56 collisions, Thursday 52 collisions, Friday 54 collisions, Saturday 62 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 274 collisions, Darkness 109 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 348 collisions, Dual carriageway 16 collisions, Roundabout 15 collisions, One way street/Slip road 3 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 5 collisions, 30 mph 221 collisions, 40 mph 123 collisions, 50 mph 6 collisions, 60 mph 26 collisions, 70 mph 2 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 286 collisions, Raining no high winds 65 collisions, Fine + high winds 10 collisions, Raining + high winds 7 collisions, Unknown 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 354 casualties, Passenger 153 casualties, Pedestrian 57 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the M31 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the M31 postcode district?
383 collisions have been recorded in the M31 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 564 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the M31 postcode district were serious or fatal?
7 were fatal and 67 were serious — 19.3% of all recorded collisions in the M31 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the M31 postcode district?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in the M31 postcode district, accounting for 16.2% of them, and 28.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the M31 postcode district happen on?
90.9% of collisions in the M31 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the M31 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 10.1% of the 564 casualties recorded in the M31 postcode district.
Is road safety in the M31 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the M31 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 M31 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 M31 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.