PE27 postcode district road traffic accidents
The PE27 postcode district recorded 560 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 723 casualties. Of these collisions, 4 were fatal and 76 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 9% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 76
- Casualties
- 723
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 76
- Casualties
- 723
Collisions by Year
Areas covering PE27
Towns in PE27
Roads in PE27
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the PE27 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the PE27 postcode district
Collisions recorded
560
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
723
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
4
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
76
14.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the PE27 postcode district
Collisions in the PE27 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (19.5% of the total), with 29.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
90% of recorded collisions in the PE27 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 26.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the PE27 postcode district have produced 723 casualties. Pedestrians account for 15.4% 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 41 collisions, Monday 77 collisions, Tuesday 109 collisions, Wednesday 84 collisions, Thursday 83 collisions, Friday 95 collisions, Saturday 71 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 393 collisions, Darkness 167 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 504 collisions, Roundabout 34 collisions, Dual carriageway 9 collisions, One way street 7 collisions, Unknown 6 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 16 collisions, 30 mph 343 collisions, 40 mph 121 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 79 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 406 collisions, Raining no high winds 76 collisions, Other 31 collisions, Unknown 31 collisions, Fine + high winds 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 480 casualties, Passenger 132 casualties, Pedestrian 111 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightAccident 2015350019115
SeriousAccident 2015350035415
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SlightAccident 2014350159714
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the PE27 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the PE27 postcode district?
560 collisions have been recorded in the PE27 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 723 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the PE27 postcode district were serious or fatal?
4 were fatal and 76 were serious — 14.3% of all recorded collisions in the PE27 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the PE27 postcode district?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in the PE27 postcode district, accounting for 19.5% of them, and 29.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the PE27 postcode district happen on?
90% of collisions in the PE27 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the PE27 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 15.4% of the 723 casualties recorded in the PE27 postcode district.
Is road safety in the PE27 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the PE27 postcode district rose 9% 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 PE27 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 PE27 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.