PL28 postcode district road traffic accidents
The PL28 postcode district recorded 237 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 316 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 42 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 400% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 42
- Casualties
- 316
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 42
- Casualties
- 316
Collisions by Year
Areas covering PL28
Roads in PL28
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the PL28 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the PL28 postcode district
Collisions recorded
237
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
316
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
42
18.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the PL28 postcode district
Collisions in the PL28 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Monday (16.9% of the total), with 19.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
94.5% of recorded collisions in the PL28 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 17% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the PL28 postcode district have produced 316 casualties. Pedestrians account for 18.7% 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 36 collisions, Monday 40 collisions, Tuesday 29 collisions, Wednesday 30 collisions, Thursday 29 collisions, Friday 37 collisions, Saturday 36 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 190 collisions, Darkness 47 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 224 collisions, One way street 7 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, One way street/Slip road 2 collisions, Dual carriageway 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 101 collisions, 40 mph 12 collisions, 60 mph 121 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 187 collisions, Raining no high winds 18 collisions, Fine + high winds 8 collisions, Other 8 collisions, Unknown 6 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 178 casualties, Passenger 79 casualties, Pedestrian 59 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the PL28 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the PL28 postcode district?
237 collisions have been recorded in the PL28 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 316 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the PL28 postcode district were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 42 were serious — 18.1% of all recorded collisions in the PL28 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the PL28 postcode district?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in the PL28 postcode district, accounting for 16.9% of them, and 19.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the PL28 postcode district happen on?
94.5% of collisions in the PL28 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the PL28 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 18.7% of the 316 casualties recorded in the PL28 postcode district.
Is road safety in the PL28 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the PL28 postcode district rose 400% 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 PL28 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 PL28 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.