PE16 postcode district road traffic accidents
The PE16 postcode district recorded 518 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 722 casualties. Of these collisions, 21 were fatal and 82 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 21
- Serious
- 82
- Casualties
- 722
- Fatal
- 21
- Serious
- 82
- Casualties
- 722
Collisions by Year
Areas covering PE16
Towns in PE16
Roads in PE16
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the PE16 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the PE16 postcode district
Collisions recorded
518
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
722
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
21
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
82
19.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the PE16 postcode district
Collisions in the PE16 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (19.3% of the total), with 27.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
91.3% of recorded collisions in the PE16 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the PE16 postcode district have produced 722 casualties. Pedestrians account for 6.9% 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 49 collisions, Monday 68 collisions, Tuesday 74 collisions, Wednesday 75 collisions, Thursday 83 collisions, Friday 100 collisions, Saturday 69 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 377 collisions, Darkness 141 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 473 collisions, Roundabout 41 collisions, Dual carriageway 4 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 226 collisions, 40 mph 22 collisions, 50 mph 25 collisions, 60 mph 245 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 387 collisions, Raining no high winds 59 collisions, Other 26 collisions, Fine + high winds 18 collisions, Unknown 17 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 509 casualties, Passenger 163 casualties, Pedestrian 50 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the PE16 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the PE16 postcode district?
518 collisions have been recorded in the PE16 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 722 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the PE16 postcode district were serious or fatal?
21 were fatal and 82 were serious — 19.9% of all recorded collisions in the PE16 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the PE16 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the PE16 postcode district, accounting for 19.3% of them, and 27.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the PE16 postcode district happen on?
91.3% of collisions in the PE16 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the PE16 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 6.9% of the 722 casualties recorded in the PE16 postcode district.
Is road safety in the PE16 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the PE16 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the PE16 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 PE16 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.