PA4 postcode district road traffic accidents
The PA4 postcode district recorded 1,120 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,507 casualties. Of these collisions, 11 were fatal and 211 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 11
- Serious
- 211
- Casualties
- 1,507
- Fatal
- 11
- Serious
- 211
- Casualties
- 1,507
Collisions by Year
Areas covering PA4
Towns in PA4
Roads in PA4
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the PA4 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the PA4 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,120
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,507
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
11
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
211
19.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the PA4 postcode district
Collisions in the PA4 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (17.2% of the total), with 26.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
58.1% of recorded collisions in the PA4 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 27.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the PA4 postcode district have produced 1,507 casualties. Pedestrians account for 15.3% 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 122 collisions, Monday 161 collisions, Tuesday 193 collisions, Wednesday 156 collisions, Thursday 165 collisions, Friday 175 collisions, Saturday 148 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 824 collisions, Darkness 296 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 651 collisions, Dual carriageway 364 collisions, Roundabout 75 collisions, Unknown 12 collisions, Slip road 11 collisions, One way street 4 collisions, One way street/Slip road 3 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 8 collisions, 30 mph 719 collisions, 40 mph 46 collisions, 50 mph 111 collisions, 60 mph 92 collisions, 70 mph 144 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 797 collisions, Raining no high winds 224 collisions, Raining + high winds 53 collisions, Other 22 collisions, Fine + high winds 10 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 826 casualties, Passenger 450 casualties, Pedestrian 231 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the PA4 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the PA4 postcode district?
1,120 collisions have been recorded in the PA4 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,507 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the PA4 postcode district were serious or fatal?
11 were fatal and 211 were serious — 19.8% of all recorded collisions in the PA4 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the PA4 postcode district?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in the PA4 postcode district, accounting for 17.2% of them, and 26.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the PA4 postcode district happen on?
58.1% of collisions in the PA4 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the PA4 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 15.3% of the 1,507 casualties recorded in the PA4 postcode district.
Is road safety in the PA4 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the PA4 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the PA4 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 PA4 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.