NP8 postcode district road traffic accidents
The NP8 postcode district recorded 299 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 435 casualties. Of these collisions, 15 were fatal and 64 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 50% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 15
- Serious
- 64
- Casualties
- 435
- Fatal
- 15
- Serious
- 64
- Casualties
- 435
Collisions by Year
Areas covering NP8
Towns in NP8
Roads in NP8
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the NP8 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the NP8 postcode district
Collisions recorded
299
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
435
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
15
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
64
26.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the NP8 postcode district
Collisions in the NP8 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Sunday (19.1% of the total), with 19.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
97.7% of recorded collisions in the NP8 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 20.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the NP8 postcode district have produced 435 casualties. Pedestrians account for 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 57 collisions, Monday 49 collisions, Tuesday 38 collisions, Wednesday 29 collisions, Thursday 45 collisions, Friday 36 collisions, Saturday 45 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 240 collisions, Darkness 59 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 292 collisions, One way street 3 collisions, Slip road 3 collisions, Dual carriageway 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 88 collisions, 40 mph 5 collisions, 50 mph 4 collisions, 60 mph 199 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 231 collisions, Raining no high winds 40 collisions, Raining + high winds 9 collisions, Other 8 collisions, Fine + high winds 6 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 282 casualties, Passenger 114 casualties, Pedestrian 39 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the NP8 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the NP8 postcode district?
299 collisions have been recorded in the NP8 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 435 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the NP8 postcode district were serious or fatal?
15 were fatal and 64 were serious — 26.4% of all recorded collisions in the NP8 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the NP8 postcode district?
Sunday is the most common day for collisions in the NP8 postcode district, accounting for 19.1% of them, and 19.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the NP8 postcode district happen on?
97.7% of collisions in the NP8 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the NP8 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 9% of the 435 casualties recorded in the NP8 postcode district.
Is road safety in the NP8 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the NP8 postcode district rose 50% 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 NP8 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 NP8 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.