PE20 postcode district road traffic accidents
The PE20 postcode district recorded 1,790 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,719 casualties. Of these collisions, 52 were fatal and 297 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 8% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 52
- Serious
- 297
- Casualties
- 2,719
- Fatal
- 52
- Serious
- 297
- Casualties
- 2,719
Collisions by Year
Areas covering PE20
Towns in PE20
Roads in PE20
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the PE20 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the PE20 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,790
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
2,719
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
52
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
297
19.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the PE20 postcode district
Collisions in the PE20 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (19.2% of the total), with 26.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
91.1% of recorded collisions in the PE20 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the PE20 postcode district have produced 2,719 casualties. Pedestrians account for 2.8% 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 217 collisions, Monday 269 collisions, Tuesday 243 collisions, Wednesday 235 collisions, Thursday 246 collisions, Friday 344 collisions, Saturday 236 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,312 collisions, Darkness 478 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,631 collisions, Roundabout 97 collisions, Dual carriageway 37 collisions, Unknown 9 collisions, One way street 6 collisions, Slip road 5 collisions, One way street/Slip road 5 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 257 collisions, 40 mph 181 collisions, 50 mph 91 collisions, 60 mph 1,257 collisions, 70 mph 3 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,360 collisions, Raining no high winds 185 collisions, Other 87 collisions, Fine + high winds 45 collisions, Unknown 42 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,841 casualties, Passenger 802 casualties, Pedestrian 76 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the PE20 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the PE20 postcode district?
1,790 collisions have been recorded in the PE20 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,719 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the PE20 postcode district were serious or fatal?
52 were fatal and 297 were serious — 19.5% of all recorded collisions in the PE20 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the PE20 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the PE20 postcode district, accounting for 19.2% of them, and 26.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the PE20 postcode district happen on?
91.1% of collisions in the PE20 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the PE20 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 2.8% of the 2,719 casualties recorded in the PE20 postcode district.
Is road safety in the PE20 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the PE20 postcode district fell 8% 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 PE20 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 PE20 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.