MK4 postcode district road traffic accidents
The MK4 postcode district recorded 850 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,361 casualties. Of these collisions, 16 were fatal and 104 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 6% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 16
- Serious
- 104
- Casualties
- 1,361
- Fatal
- 16
- Serious
- 104
- Casualties
- 1,361
Collisions by Year
Areas covering MK4
Towns in MK4
Roads in MK4
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the MK4 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the MK4 postcode district
Collisions recorded
850
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,361
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
16
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
104
14.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the MK4 postcode district
Collisions in the MK4 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (19.9% of the total), with 26.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
68.5% of recorded collisions in the MK4 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 14.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the MK4 postcode district have produced 1,361 casualties. Pedestrians account for 3.8% 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 85 collisions, Monday 113 collisions, Tuesday 130 collisions, Wednesday 127 collisions, Thursday 127 collisions, Friday 169 collisions, Saturday 99 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 621 collisions, Darkness 229 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 582 collisions, Dual carriageway 163 collisions, Roundabout 103 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 156 collisions, 40 mph 15 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 487 collisions, 70 mph 191 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 714 collisions, Raining no high winds 83 collisions, Other 12 collisions, Fine + high winds 11 collisions, Raining + high winds 10 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 939 casualties, Passenger 370 casualties, Pedestrian 52 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the MK4 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the MK4 postcode district?
850 collisions have been recorded in the MK4 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,361 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the MK4 postcode district were serious or fatal?
16 were fatal and 104 were serious — 14.1% of all recorded collisions in the MK4 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the MK4 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the MK4 postcode district, accounting for 19.9% of them, and 26.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the MK4 postcode district happen on?
68.5% of collisions in the MK4 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the MK4 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 3.8% of the 1,361 casualties recorded in the MK4 postcode district.
Is road safety in the MK4 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the MK4 postcode district fell 6% 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 MK4 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 MK4 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.