PE22 postcode district road traffic accidents
The PE22 postcode district recorded 1,777 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,794 casualties. Of these collisions, 64 were fatal and 293 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 16% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 64
- Serious
- 293
- Casualties
- 2,794
- Fatal
- 64
- Serious
- 293
- Casualties
- 2,794
Collisions by Year
Areas covering PE22
Roads in PE22
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the PE22 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the PE22 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,777
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
2,794
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
64
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
293
20.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the PE22 postcode district
Collisions in the PE22 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.2% of the total), with 27.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
97.3% of recorded collisions in the PE22 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 20.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the PE22 postcode district have produced 2,794 casualties. Pedestrians account for 3.1% 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 209 collisions, Monday 274 collisions, Tuesday 240 collisions, Wednesday 256 collisions, Thursday 248 collisions, Friday 288 collisions, Saturday 262 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,285 collisions, Darkness 489 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,729 collisions, Dual carriageway 17 collisions, Unknown 13 collisions, Roundabout 7 collisions, One way street 5 collisions, One way street/Slip road 5 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 223 collisions, 40 mph 238 collisions, 50 mph 159 collisions, 60 mph 1,157 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,360 collisions, Raining no high winds 172 collisions, Other 72 collisions, Fine + high winds 54 collisions, Fog or mist 42 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,772 casualties, Passenger 936 casualties, Pedestrian 86 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the PE22 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the PE22 postcode district?
1,777 collisions have been recorded in the PE22 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,794 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the PE22 postcode district were serious or fatal?
64 were fatal and 293 were serious — 20.1% of all recorded collisions in the PE22 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the PE22 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the PE22 postcode district, accounting for 16.2% of them, and 27.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the PE22 postcode district happen on?
97.3% of collisions in the PE22 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the PE22 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 3.1% of the 2,794 casualties recorded in the PE22 postcode district.
Is road safety in the PE22 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the PE22 postcode district rose 16% 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 PE22 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 PE22 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.