PL19 postcode district road traffic accidents
The PL19 postcode district recorded 1,015 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,404 casualties. Of these collisions, 14 were fatal and 139 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 14
- Serious
- 139
- Casualties
- 1,404
- Fatal
- 14
- Serious
- 139
- Casualties
- 1,404
Collisions by Year
Areas covering PL19
Towns in PL19
Roads in PL19
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the PL19 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the PL19 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,015
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,404
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
14
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
139
15.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the PL19 postcode district
Collisions in the PL19 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Monday (16.6% of the total), with 17.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
90.1% of recorded collisions in the PL19 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 23.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the PL19 postcode district have produced 1,404 casualties. Pedestrians account for 10.1% 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 121 collisions, Monday 168 collisions, Tuesday 140 collisions, Wednesday 137 collisions, Thursday 143 collisions, Friday 167 collisions, Saturday 139 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 835 collisions, Darkness 180 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 915 collisions, Roundabout 49 collisions, One way street 19 collisions, Dual carriageway 17 collisions, Unknown 9 collisions, One way street/Slip road 6 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 4 collisions, 30 mph 457 collisions, 40 mph 38 collisions, 50 mph 4 collisions, 60 mph 511 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 764 collisions, Raining no high winds 161 collisions, Other 34 collisions, Raining + high winds 20 collisions, Fine + high winds 15 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 916 casualties, Passenger 346 casualties, Pedestrian 142 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the PL19 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the PL19 postcode district?
1,015 collisions have been recorded in the PL19 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,404 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the PL19 postcode district were serious or fatal?
14 were fatal and 139 were serious — 15.1% of all recorded collisions in the PL19 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the PL19 postcode district?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in the PL19 postcode district, accounting for 16.6% of them, and 17.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the PL19 postcode district happen on?
90.1% of collisions in the PL19 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the PL19 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 10.1% of the 1,404 casualties recorded in the PL19 postcode district.
Is road safety in the PL19 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the PL19 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the PL19 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 PL19 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.