PE26 postcode district road traffic accidents
The PE26 postcode district recorded 368 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 497 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 50 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 43% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 50
- Casualties
- 497
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 50
- Casualties
- 497
Collisions by Year
Areas covering PE26
Roads in PE26
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the PE26 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the PE26 postcode district
Collisions recorded
368
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
497
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
50
14.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the PE26 postcode district
Collisions in the PE26 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.9% of the total), with 24.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
98.4% of recorded collisions in the PE26 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 14.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the PE26 postcode district have produced 497 casualties. Pedestrians account for 11.3% 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 33 collisions, Monday 59 collisions, Tuesday 55 collisions, Wednesday 47 collisions, Thursday 61 collisions, Friday 66 collisions, Saturday 47 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 279 collisions, Darkness 89 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 362 collisions, Roundabout 4 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 6 collisions, 30 mph 219 collisions, 40 mph 64 collisions, 50 mph 9 collisions, 60 mph 70 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 304 collisions, Raining no high winds 23 collisions, Unknown 14 collisions, Other 10 collisions, Fine + high winds 9 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 330 casualties, Passenger 111 casualties, Pedestrian 56 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the PE26 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the PE26 postcode district?
368 collisions have been recorded in the PE26 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 497 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the PE26 postcode district were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 50 were serious — 14.1% of all recorded collisions in the PE26 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the PE26 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the PE26 postcode district, accounting for 17.9% of them, and 24.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the PE26 postcode district happen on?
98.4% of collisions in the PE26 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the PE26 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 11.3% of the 497 casualties recorded in the PE26 postcode district.
Is road safety in the PE26 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the PE26 postcode district rose 43% 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 PE26 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 PE26 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.