NP25 postcode district road traffic accidents
The NP25 postcode district recorded 496 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 708 casualties. Of these collisions, 9 were fatal and 95 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 33% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 95
- Casualties
- 708
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 95
- Casualties
- 708
Collisions by Year
Areas covering NP25
Towns in NP25
Roads in NP25
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the NP25 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the NP25 postcode district
Collisions recorded
496
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
708
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
9
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
95
21% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the NP25 postcode district
Collisions in the NP25 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.3% of the total), with 24.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
64.1% of recorded collisions in the NP25 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 26.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the NP25 postcode district have produced 708 casualties. Pedestrians account for 10.9% 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 67 collisions, Monday 77 collisions, Tuesday 62 collisions, Wednesday 67 collisions, Thursday 66 collisions, Friday 81 collisions, Saturday 76 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 373 collisions, Darkness 123 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 318 collisions, Dual carriageway 149 collisions, Roundabout 18 collisions, One way street/Slip road 6 collisions, One way street 4 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 8 collisions, 30 mph 156 collisions, 40 mph 11 collisions, 50 mph 31 collisions, 60 mph 165 collisions, 70 mph 125 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 366 collisions, Raining no high winds 72 collisions, Other 27 collisions, Unknown 11 collisions, Raining + high winds 10 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 426 casualties, Passenger 205 casualties, Pedestrian 77 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the NP25 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the NP25 postcode district?
496 collisions have been recorded in the NP25 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 708 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the NP25 postcode district were serious or fatal?
9 were fatal and 95 were serious — 21% of all recorded collisions in the NP25 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the NP25 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the NP25 postcode district, accounting for 16.3% of them, and 24.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the NP25 postcode district happen on?
64.1% of collisions in the NP25 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the NP25 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 10.9% of the 708 casualties recorded in the NP25 postcode district.
Is road safety in the NP25 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the NP25 postcode district rose 33% 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 NP25 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 NP25 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.