NP3 postcode district road traffic accidents
The NP3 postcode district recorded 1,028 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,509 casualties. Of these collisions, 15 were fatal and 159 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 53% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 15
- Serious
- 159
- Casualties
- 1,509
- Fatal
- 15
- Serious
- 159
- Casualties
- 1,509
Collisions by Year
Areas covering NP3
Towns in NP3
Roads in NP3
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the NP3 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the NP3 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,028
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,509
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
15
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
159
16.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the NP3 postcode district
Collisions in the NP3 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18% of the total), with 26.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
88.5% of recorded collisions in the NP3 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 24.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the NP3 postcode district have produced 1,509 casualties. Pedestrians account for 13.7% 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 104 collisions, Monday 137 collisions, Tuesday 166 collisions, Wednesday 140 collisions, Thursday 144 collisions, Friday 185 collisions, Saturday 152 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 758 collisions, Darkness 270 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 910 collisions, Roundabout 56 collisions, One way street 33 collisions, One way street/Slip road 14 collisions, Dual carriageway 13 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 28 collisions, 30 mph 758 collisions, 40 mph 47 collisions, 50 mph 4 collisions, 60 mph 186 collisions, 70 mph 5 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 778 collisions, Raining no high winds 132 collisions, Other 35 collisions, Raining + high winds 28 collisions, Unknown 22 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 856 casualties, Passenger 447 casualties, Pedestrian 206 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the NP3 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the NP3 postcode district?
1,028 collisions have been recorded in the NP3 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,509 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the NP3 postcode district were serious or fatal?
15 were fatal and 159 were serious — 16.9% of all recorded collisions in the NP3 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the NP3 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the NP3 postcode district, accounting for 18% of them, and 26.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the NP3 postcode district happen on?
88.5% of collisions in the NP3 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the NP3 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 13.7% of the 1,509 casualties recorded in the NP3 postcode district.
Is road safety in the NP3 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the NP3 postcode district rose 53% 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 NP3 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 NP3 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.