ME12 postcode district road traffic accidents
The ME12 postcode district recorded 2,331 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 3,109 casualties. Of these collisions, 26 were fatal and 357 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 26
- Serious
- 357
- Casualties
- 3,109
- Fatal
- 26
- Serious
- 357
- Casualties
- 3,109
Collisions by Year
Areas covering ME12
Towns in ME12
Roads in ME12
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the ME12 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the ME12 postcode district
Collisions recorded
2,331
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
3,109
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
26
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
357
16.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the ME12 postcode district
Collisions in the ME12 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.9% of the total), with 26.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
85.9% of recorded collisions in the ME12 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 17.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the ME12 postcode district have produced 3,109 casualties. Pedestrians account for 15.7% 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 250 collisions, Monday 317 collisions, Tuesday 338 collisions, Wednesday 362 collisions, Thursday 341 collisions, Friday 393 collisions, Saturday 330 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,717 collisions, Darkness 614 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 2,003 collisions, Roundabout 129 collisions, Dual carriageway 85 collisions, One way street 50 collisions, Unknown 31 collisions, One way street/Slip road 23 collisions, Slip road 10 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 22 collisions, 30 mph 1,647 collisions, 40 mph 259 collisions, 50 mph 94 collisions, 60 mph 272 collisions, 70 mph 37 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,898 collisions, Raining no high winds 220 collisions, Unknown 71 collisions, Other 58 collisions, Fine + high winds 35 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,896 casualties, Passenger 724 casualties, Pedestrian 489 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the ME12 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the ME12 postcode district?
2,331 collisions have been recorded in the ME12 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 3,109 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the ME12 postcode district were serious or fatal?
26 were fatal and 357 were serious — 16.4% of all recorded collisions in the ME12 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the ME12 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the ME12 postcode district, accounting for 16.9% of them, and 26.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the ME12 postcode district happen on?
85.9% of collisions in the ME12 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the ME12 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 15.7% of the 3,109 casualties recorded in the ME12 postcode district.
Is road safety in the ME12 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the ME12 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the ME12 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 ME12 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.