OL3 postcode district road traffic accidents
The OL3 postcode district recorded 573 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 857 casualties. Of these collisions, 16 were fatal and 116 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 22% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 16
- Serious
- 116
- Casualties
- 857
- Fatal
- 16
- Serious
- 116
- Casualties
- 857
Collisions by Year
Areas covering OL3
Towns in OL3
Roads in OL3
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the OL3 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the OL3 postcode district
Collisions recorded
573
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
857
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
16
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
116
23% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the OL3 postcode district
Collisions in the OL3 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (18.5% of the total), with 31.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
92.3% of recorded collisions in the OL3 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 25% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the OL3 postcode district have produced 857 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 82 collisions, Monday 73 collisions, Tuesday 80 collisions, Wednesday 69 collisions, Thursday 77 collisions, Friday 86 collisions, Saturday 106 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 391 collisions, Darkness 182 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 529 collisions, Dual carriageway 18 collisions, Roundabout 11 collisions, Unknown 11 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, One way street/Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 6 collisions, 30 mph 369 collisions, 40 mph 76 collisions, 50 mph 15 collisions, 60 mph 106 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 430 collisions, Raining no high winds 86 collisions, Other 12 collisions, Raining + high winds 11 collisions, Unknown 11 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 473 casualties, Passenger 267 casualties, Pedestrian 117 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the OL3 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the OL3 postcode district?
573 collisions have been recorded in the OL3 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 857 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the OL3 postcode district were serious or fatal?
16 were fatal and 116 were serious — 23% of all recorded collisions in the OL3 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the OL3 postcode district?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in the OL3 postcode district, accounting for 18.5% of them, and 31.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the OL3 postcode district happen on?
92.3% of collisions in the OL3 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the OL3 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 13.7% of the 857 casualties recorded in the OL3 postcode district.
Is road safety in the OL3 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the OL3 postcode district rose 22% 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 OL3 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 OL3 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.