NR8 postcode district road traffic accidents
The NR8 postcode district recorded 624 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 820 casualties. Of these collisions, 6 were fatal and 99 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 13% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 99
- Casualties
- 820
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 99
- Casualties
- 820
Collisions by Year
Areas covering NR8
Towns in NR8
Roads in NR8
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the NR8 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the NR8 postcode district
Collisions recorded
624
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
820
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
6
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
99
16.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the NR8 postcode district
Collisions in the NR8 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.8% of the total), with 24.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
95.7% of recorded collisions in the NR8 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 19.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the NR8 postcode district have produced 820 casualties. Pedestrians account for 8.7% 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 71 collisions, Monday 100 collisions, Tuesday 96 collisions, Wednesday 97 collisions, Thursday 85 collisions, Friday 117 collisions, Saturday 58 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 470 collisions, Darkness 154 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 597 collisions, Dual carriageway 16 collisions, Roundabout 9 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 29 collisions, 30 mph 285 collisions, 40 mph 119 collisions, 50 mph 55 collisions, 60 mph 131 collisions, 70 mph 5 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 494 collisions, Raining no high winds 80 collisions, Other 21 collisions, Unknown 9 collisions, Fine + high winds 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 583 casualties, Passenger 166 casualties, Pedestrian 71 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
Showing 20 of 624 accidents
Accident 199936N991746
SlightAccident 199936N991499
SlightAccident 199936N991399
SeriousAccident 199936N991385
SlightAccident 199936N991358
SlightAccident 199936N991302
SlightAccident 199936N991250
SeriousAccident 199936N991229
SlightAccident 199936N991215
SeriousAccident 199936N990912
SlightAccident 199936N990893
SlightAccident 199936N990863
SlightAccident 199936N990862
SeriousAccident 199936N990849
SlightAccident 199936N990777
SlightAccident 199936T990254
SlightAccident 199936T990220
SlightAccident 199936N990617
SlightAccident 199936N990452
SlightAccident 199936N990458
SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the NR8 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the NR8 postcode district?
624 collisions have been recorded in the NR8 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 820 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the NR8 postcode district were serious or fatal?
6 were fatal and 99 were serious — 16.8% of all recorded collisions in the NR8 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the NR8 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the NR8 postcode district, accounting for 18.8% of them, and 24.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the NR8 postcode district happen on?
95.7% of collisions in the NR8 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the NR8 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 8.7% of the 820 casualties recorded in the NR8 postcode district.
Is road safety in the NR8 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the NR8 postcode district fell 13% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for the NR8 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 NR8 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.