PE5 postcode district road traffic accidents
The PE5 postcode district recorded 71 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 125 casualties. Of these collisions, 4 were fatal and 11 were serious.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 11
- Casualties
- 125
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 11
- Casualties
- 125
Collisions by Year
Areas covering PE5
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the PE5 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the PE5 postcode district
Collisions recorded
71
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
125
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
4
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
11
21.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the PE5 postcode district
Collisions in the PE5 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (21.1% of the total), with 31% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
93% of recorded collisions in the PE5 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 23.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the PE5 postcode district have produced 125 casualties. Pedestrians account for 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 11 collisions, Monday 9 collisions, Tuesday 15 collisions, Wednesday 11 collisions, Thursday 9 collisions, Friday 10 collisions, Saturday 6 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 49 collisions, Darkness 22 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 66 collisions, Dual carriageway 5 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 16 collisions, 60 mph 50 collisions, 70 mph 4 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 54 collisions, Raining no high winds 6 collisions, Other 6 collisions, Raining + high winds 2 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 82 casualties, Passenger 38 casualties, Pedestrian 5 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the PE5 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the PE5 postcode district?
71 collisions have been recorded in the PE5 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 125 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the PE5 postcode district were serious or fatal?
4 were fatal and 11 were serious — 21.1% of all recorded collisions in the PE5 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the PE5 postcode district?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in the PE5 postcode district, accounting for 21.1% of them, and 31% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the PE5 postcode district happen on?
93% of collisions in the PE5 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the PE5 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 4% of the 125 casualties recorded in the PE5 postcode district.
Where does the road accident data for the PE5 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 PE5 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.