ME8 postcode district road traffic accidents
The ME8 postcode district recorded 2,226 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,921 casualties. Of these collisions, 27 were fatal and 299 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 27
- Serious
- 299
- Casualties
- 2,921
- Fatal
- 27
- Serious
- 299
- Casualties
- 2,921
Collisions by Year
Areas covering ME8
Towns in ME8
Roads in ME8
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the ME8 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the ME8 postcode district
Collisions recorded
2,226
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
2,921
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
27
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
299
14.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the ME8 postcode district
Collisions in the ME8 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.8% of the total), with 25.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
72% of recorded collisions in the ME8 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 18% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the ME8 postcode district have produced 2,921 casualties. Pedestrians account for 14.4% 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 245 collisions, Monday 297 collisions, Tuesday 315 collisions, Wednesday 342 collisions, Thursday 353 collisions, Friday 375 collisions, Saturday 299 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,662 collisions, Darkness 564 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,603 collisions, Dual carriageway 380 collisions, Roundabout 180 collisions, Slip road 36 collisions, Unknown 17 collisions, One way street/Slip road 6 collisions, One way street 4 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 19 collisions, 30 mph 1,593 collisions, 40 mph 256 collisions, 50 mph 95 collisions, 60 mph 55 collisions, 70 mph 208 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,798 collisions, Raining no high winds 302 collisions, Other 31 collisions, Unknown 29 collisions, Fine + high winds 27 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,803 casualties, Passenger 697 casualties, Pedestrian 421 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the ME8 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the ME8 postcode district?
2,226 collisions have been recorded in the ME8 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,921 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the ME8 postcode district were serious or fatal?
27 were fatal and 299 were serious — 14.6% of all recorded collisions in the ME8 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the ME8 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the ME8 postcode district, accounting for 16.8% of them, and 25.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the ME8 postcode district happen on?
72% of collisions in the ME8 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the ME8 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 14.4% of the 2,921 casualties recorded in the ME8 postcode district.
Is road safety in the ME8 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the ME8 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the ME8 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 ME8 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.