PE33 postcode district road traffic accidents
The PE33 postcode district recorded 801 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,189 casualties. Of these collisions, 20 were fatal and 160 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 5% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 20
- Serious
- 160
- Casualties
- 1,189
- Fatal
- 20
- Serious
- 160
- Casualties
- 1,189
Collisions by Year
Areas covering PE33
Towns in PE33
Roads in PE33
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the PE33 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the PE33 postcode district
Collisions recorded
801
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,189
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
20
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
160
22.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the PE33 postcode district
Collisions in the PE33 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.6% of the total), with 24.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
95.1% of recorded collisions in the PE33 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 19% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the PE33 postcode district have produced 1,189 casualties. Pedestrians account for 4.2% 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 91 collisions, Monday 122 collisions, Tuesday 109 collisions, Wednesday 133 collisions, Thursday 102 collisions, Friday 141 collisions, Saturday 103 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 606 collisions, Darkness 195 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 762 collisions, Roundabout 32 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 132 collisions, 40 mph 205 collisions, 50 mph 14 collisions, 60 mph 448 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 633 collisions, Raining no high winds 91 collisions, Other 22 collisions, Fine + high winds 16 collisions, Raining + high winds 13 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 856 casualties, Passenger 283 casualties, Pedestrian 50 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the PE33 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the PE33 postcode district?
801 collisions have been recorded in the PE33 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,189 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the PE33 postcode district were serious or fatal?
20 were fatal and 160 were serious — 22.5% of all recorded collisions in the PE33 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the PE33 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the PE33 postcode district, accounting for 17.6% of them, and 24.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the PE33 postcode district happen on?
95.1% of collisions in the PE33 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the PE33 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 4.2% of the 1,189 casualties recorded in the PE33 postcode district.
Is road safety in the PE33 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the PE33 postcode district rose 5% 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 PE33 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 PE33 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.