NR20 postcode district road traffic accidents
The NR20 postcode district recorded 963 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,373 casualties. Of these collisions, 37 were fatal and 182 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 37
- Serious
- 182
- Casualties
- 1,373
- Fatal
- 37
- Serious
- 182
- Casualties
- 1,373
Collisions by Year
Areas covering NR20
Roads in NR20
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the NR20 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the NR20 postcode district
Collisions recorded
963
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,373
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
37
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
182
22.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the NR20 postcode district
Collisions in the NR20 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Monday (17.1% of the total), with 27.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
91.7% of recorded collisions in the NR20 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 23.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the NR20 postcode district have produced 1,373 casualties. Pedestrians account for 3.1% 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 112 collisions, Monday 165 collisions, Tuesday 108 collisions, Wednesday 136 collisions, Thursday 149 collisions, Friday 152 collisions, Saturday 141 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 694 collisions, Darkness 269 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 883 collisions, Dual carriageway 73 collisions, Slip road 5 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 12 collisions, 30 mph 166 collisions, 40 mph 30 collisions, 50 mph 38 collisions, 60 mph 649 collisions, 70 mph 68 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 735 collisions, Raining no high winds 123 collisions, Other 38 collisions, Fog or mist 22 collisions, Snowing no high winds 14 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,009 casualties, Passenger 321 casualties, Pedestrian 43 casualties.
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FatalFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the NR20 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the NR20 postcode district?
963 collisions have been recorded in the NR20 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,373 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the NR20 postcode district were serious or fatal?
37 were fatal and 182 were serious — 22.7% of all recorded collisions in the NR20 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the NR20 postcode district?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in the NR20 postcode district, accounting for 17.1% of them, and 27.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the NR20 postcode district happen on?
91.7% of collisions in the NR20 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the NR20 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 3.1% of the 1,373 casualties recorded in the NR20 postcode district.
Is road safety in the NR20 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the NR20 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the NR20 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 NR20 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.