PE37 postcode district road traffic accidents
The PE37 postcode district recorded 618 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 888 casualties. Of these collisions, 12 were fatal and 126 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 18% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 12
- Serious
- 126
- Casualties
- 888
- Fatal
- 12
- Serious
- 126
- Casualties
- 888
Collisions by Year
Areas covering PE37
Towns in PE37
Roads in PE37
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the PE37 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the PE37 postcode district
Collisions recorded
618
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
888
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
12
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
126
22.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the PE37 postcode district
Collisions in the PE37 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (16.7% of the total), with 23.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
80.6% of recorded collisions in the PE37 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 18% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the PE37 postcode district have produced 888 casualties. Pedestrians account for 8.1% 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 72 collisions, Monday 84 collisions, Tuesday 89 collisions, Wednesday 103 collisions, Thursday 90 collisions, Friday 98 collisions, Saturday 82 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 474 collisions, Darkness 144 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 498 collisions, Dual carriageway 63 collisions, Roundabout 46 collisions, Slip road 6 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 18 collisions, 30 mph 229 collisions, 40 mph 54 collisions, 50 mph 31 collisions, 60 mph 219 collisions, 70 mph 67 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 492 collisions, Raining no high winds 61 collisions, Other 20 collisions, Fine + high winds 15 collisions, Unknown 8 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 606 casualties, Passenger 210 casualties, Pedestrian 72 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the PE37 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the PE37 postcode district?
618 collisions have been recorded in the PE37 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 888 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the PE37 postcode district were serious or fatal?
12 were fatal and 126 were serious — 22.3% of all recorded collisions in the PE37 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the PE37 postcode district?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in the PE37 postcode district, accounting for 16.7% of them, and 23.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the PE37 postcode district happen on?
80.6% of collisions in the PE37 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the PE37 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 8.1% of the 888 casualties recorded in the PE37 postcode district.
Is road safety in the PE37 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the PE37 postcode district rose 18% 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 PE37 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 PE37 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.