PA20 postcode district road traffic accidents
The PA20 postcode district recorded 187 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 248 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 43 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 60% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 43
- Casualties
- 248
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 43
- Casualties
- 248
Collisions by Year
Areas covering PA20
Roads in PA20
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the PA20 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the PA20 postcode district
Collisions recorded
187
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
248
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
43
23.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the PA20 postcode district
Collisions in the PA20 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (18.7% of the total), with 22.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
90.4% of recorded collisions in the PA20 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 24.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the PA20 postcode district have produced 248 casualties. Pedestrians account for 26.6% 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 28 collisions, Monday 33 collisions, Tuesday 17 collisions, Wednesday 20 collisions, Thursday 21 collisions, Friday 33 collisions, Saturday 35 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 145 collisions, Darkness 42 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 169 collisions, One way street 9 collisions, One way street/Slip road 5 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions, Roundabout 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 144 collisions, 40 mph 3 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 38 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 137 collisions, Raining no high winds 30 collisions, Raining + high winds 12 collisions, Fine + high winds 5 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 116 casualties, Passenger 66 casualties, Pedestrian 66 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the PA20 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the PA20 postcode district?
187 collisions have been recorded in the PA20 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 248 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the PA20 postcode district were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 43 were serious — 23.5% of all recorded collisions in the PA20 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the PA20 postcode district?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in the PA20 postcode district, accounting for 18.7% of them, and 22.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the PA20 postcode district happen on?
90.4% of collisions in the PA20 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the PA20 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 26.6% of the 248 casualties recorded in the PA20 postcode district.
Is road safety in the PA20 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the PA20 postcode district fell 60% 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 PA20 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 PA20 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.