PE18 postcode district road traffic accidents
The PE18 postcode district recorded 1,946 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,727 casualties. Of these collisions, 25 were fatal and 294 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 11% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 25
- Serious
- 294
- Casualties
- 2,727
- Fatal
- 25
- Serious
- 294
- Casualties
- 2,727
Collisions by Year
Areas covering PE18
Towns in PE18
Roads in PE18
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the PE18 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the PE18 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,946
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
2,727
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
25
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
294
16.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the PE18 postcode district
Collisions in the PE18 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.4% of the total), with 22.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 70 mph.
45.2% of recorded collisions in the PE18 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 23.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the PE18 postcode district have produced 2,727 casualties. Pedestrians account for 4.9% 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 201 collisions, Monday 298 collisions, Tuesday 283 collisions, Wednesday 291 collisions, Thursday 288 collisions, Friday 339 collisions, Saturday 246 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,504 collisions, Darkness 442 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 879 collisions, Dual carriageway 530 collisions, Roundabout 443 collisions, One way street 40 collisions, One way street/Slip road 21 collisions, Slip road 20 collisions, Unknown 13 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 15 collisions, 30 mph 615 collisions, 40 mph 121 collisions, 50 mph 48 collisions, 60 mph 486 collisions, 70 mph 661 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,487 collisions, Raining no high winds 221 collisions, Unknown 78 collisions, Other 54 collisions, Fog or mist 39 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,948 casualties, Passenger 645 casualties, Pedestrian 134 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the PE18 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the PE18 postcode district?
1,946 collisions have been recorded in the PE18 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,727 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the PE18 postcode district were serious or fatal?
25 were fatal and 294 were serious — 16.4% of all recorded collisions in the PE18 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the PE18 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the PE18 postcode district, accounting for 17.4% of them, and 22.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the PE18 postcode district happen on?
45.2% of collisions in the PE18 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 70 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the PE18 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 4.9% of the 2,727 casualties recorded in the PE18 postcode district.
Is road safety in the PE18 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the PE18 postcode district rose 11% 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 PE18 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 PE18 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.