PL13 postcode district road traffic accidents
The PL13 postcode district recorded 566 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 880 casualties. Of these collisions, 7 were fatal and 73 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 80% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 73
- Casualties
- 880
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 73
- Casualties
- 880
Collisions by Year
Areas covering PL13
Roads in PL13
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the PL13 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the PL13 postcode district
Collisions recorded
566
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
880
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
7
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
73
14.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the PL13 postcode district
Collisions in the PL13 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Sunday (15.5% of the total), with 19.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
95.9% of recorded collisions in the PL13 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 22.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the PL13 postcode district have produced 880 casualties. Pedestrians account for 14.1% 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 88 collisions, Monday 80 collisions, Tuesday 68 collisions, Wednesday 83 collisions, Thursday 82 collisions, Friday 83 collisions, Saturday 82 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 458 collisions, Darkness 108 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 543 collisions, One way street 9 collisions, Unknown 9 collisions, One way street/Slip road 3 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 6 collisions, 30 mph 216 collisions, 40 mph 25 collisions, 50 mph 16 collisions, 60 mph 303 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 436 collisions, Raining no high winds 71 collisions, Other 18 collisions, Fog or mist 14 collisions, Raining + high winds 13 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 458 casualties, Passenger 298 casualties, Pedestrian 124 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
Showing 6 of 566 accidents
Accident 199950B521580
SlightAccident 199950B521397
SlightAccident 199950B521034
SlightAccident 199950B520852
SlightAccident 199950B520714
SlightAccident 199950B520369
SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the PL13 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the PL13 postcode district?
566 collisions have been recorded in the PL13 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 880 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the PL13 postcode district were serious or fatal?
7 were fatal and 73 were serious — 14.1% of all recorded collisions in the PL13 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the PL13 postcode district?
Sunday is the most common day for collisions in the PL13 postcode district, accounting for 15.5% of them, and 19.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the PL13 postcode district happen on?
95.9% of collisions in the PL13 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the PL13 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 14.1% of the 880 casualties recorded in the PL13 postcode district.
Is road safety in the PL13 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the PL13 postcode district rose 80% 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 PL13 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 PL13 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.