NN12 postcode district road traffic accidents
The NN12 postcode district recorded 1,360 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,907 casualties. Of these collisions, 42 were fatal and 343 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 14% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 42
- Serious
- 343
- Casualties
- 1,907
- Fatal
- 42
- Serious
- 343
- Casualties
- 1,907
Collisions by Year
Areas covering NN12
Towns in NN12
Roads in NN12
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the NN12 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the NN12 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,360
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,907
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
42
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
343
28.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the NN12 postcode district
Collisions in the NN12 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.4% of the total), with 26.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
78.8% of recorded collisions in the NN12 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 20.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the NN12 postcode district have produced 1,907 casualties. Pedestrians account for 5.2% 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 177 collisions, Monday 209 collisions, Tuesday 183 collisions, Wednesday 175 collisions, Thursday 188 collisions, Friday 236 collisions, Saturday 192 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 994 collisions, Darkness 366 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,071 collisions, Dual carriageway 168 collisions, Roundabout 108 collisions, Slip road 9 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 4 collisions, 30 mph 310 collisions, 40 mph 78 collisions, 50 mph 85 collisions, 60 mph 710 collisions, 70 mph 173 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,085 collisions, Raining no high winds 184 collisions, Other 29 collisions, Fog or mist 23 collisions, Snowing no high winds 14 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,333 casualties, Passenger 474 casualties, Pedestrian 100 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the NN12 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the NN12 postcode district?
1,360 collisions have been recorded in the NN12 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,907 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the NN12 postcode district were serious or fatal?
42 were fatal and 343 were serious — 28.3% of all recorded collisions in the NN12 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the NN12 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the NN12 postcode district, accounting for 17.4% of them, and 26.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the NN12 postcode district happen on?
78.8% of collisions in the NN12 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the NN12 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 5.2% of the 1,907 casualties recorded in the NN12 postcode district.
Is road safety in the NN12 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the NN12 postcode district rose 14% 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 NN12 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 NN12 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.