OL8 postcode district road traffic accidents
The OL8 postcode district recorded 2,494 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 3,517 casualties. Of these collisions, 12 were fatal and 318 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 12% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 12
- Serious
- 318
- Casualties
- 3,517
- Fatal
- 12
- Serious
- 318
- Casualties
- 3,517
Collisions by Year
Areas covering OL8
Towns in OL8
Roads in OL8
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the OL8 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the OL8 postcode district
Collisions recorded
2,494
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
3,517
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
12
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
318
13.2% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the OL8 postcode district
Collisions in the OL8 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (16% of the total), with 28.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
71.9% of recorded collisions in the OL8 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 22.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the OL8 postcode district have produced 3,517 casualties. Pedestrians account for 21.4% 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 278 collisions, Monday 379 collisions, Tuesday 348 collisions, Wednesday 363 collisions, Thursday 398 collisions, Friday 386 collisions, Saturday 342 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,782 collisions, Darkness 712 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,792 collisions, Dual carriageway 425 collisions, Roundabout 175 collisions, Unknown 49 collisions, One way street 22 collisions, Slip road 20 collisions, One way street/Slip road 11 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 93 collisions, 30 mph 2,276 collisions, 40 mph 10 collisions, 50 mph 77 collisions, 60 mph 22 collisions, 70 mph 16 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,903 collisions, Raining no high winds 409 collisions, Unknown 57 collisions, Raining + high winds 43 collisions, Fine + high winds 33 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,702 casualties, Passenger 1,061 casualties, Pedestrian 754 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the OL8 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the OL8 postcode district?
2,494 collisions have been recorded in the OL8 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 3,517 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the OL8 postcode district were serious or fatal?
12 were fatal and 318 were serious — 13.2% of all recorded collisions in the OL8 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the OL8 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the OL8 postcode district, accounting for 16% of them, and 28.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the OL8 postcode district happen on?
71.9% of collisions in the OL8 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the OL8 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 21.4% of the 3,517 casualties recorded in the OL8 postcode district.
Is road safety in the OL8 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the OL8 postcode district fell 12% 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 OL8 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 OL8 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.