PL17 postcode district road traffic accidents
The PL17 postcode district recorded 875 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,279 casualties. Of these collisions, 13 were fatal and 123 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 13
- Serious
- 123
- Casualties
- 1,279
- Fatal
- 13
- Serious
- 123
- Casualties
- 1,279
Collisions by Year
Areas covering PL17
Towns in PL17
Roads in PL17
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the PL17 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the PL17 postcode district
Collisions recorded
875
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,279
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
13
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
123
15.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the PL17 postcode district
Collisions in the PL17 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.6% of the total), with 19.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
93.8% of recorded collisions in the PL17 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 25.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the PL17 postcode district have produced 1,279 casualties. Pedestrians account for 7% 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 90 collisions, Monday 128 collisions, Tuesday 152 collisions, Wednesday 118 collisions, Thursday 131 collisions, Friday 154 collisions, Saturday 102 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 702 collisions, Darkness 173 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 821 collisions, Roundabout 31 collisions, Dual carriageway 9 collisions, One way street 5 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, Slip road 3 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 7 collisions, 30 mph 279 collisions, 40 mph 94 collisions, 50 mph 9 collisions, 60 mph 485 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 653 collisions, Raining no high winds 128 collisions, Raining + high winds 40 collisions, Other 23 collisions, Fog or mist 16 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 841 casualties, Passenger 349 casualties, Pedestrian 89 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the PL17 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the PL17 postcode district?
875 collisions have been recorded in the PL17 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,279 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the PL17 postcode district were serious or fatal?
13 were fatal and 123 were serious — 15.5% of all recorded collisions in the PL17 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the PL17 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the PL17 postcode district, accounting for 17.6% of them, and 19.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the PL17 postcode district happen on?
93.8% of collisions in the PL17 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the PL17 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 7% of the 1,279 casualties recorded in the PL17 postcode district.
Is road safety in the PL17 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the PL17 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the PL17 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 PL17 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.