PL34 postcode district road traffic accidents
The PL34 postcode district recorded 91 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 125 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 16 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 16
- Casualties
- 125
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 16
- Casualties
- 125
Collisions by Year
Areas covering PL34
Roads in PL34
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the PL34 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the PL34 postcode district
Collisions recorded
91
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
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
16
19.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the PL34 postcode district
Collisions in the PL34 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (19.8% of the total), with 22% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
95.6% of recorded collisions in the PL34 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 17.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the PL34 postcode district have produced 125 casualties. Pedestrians account for 15.2% 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 15 collisions, Monday 12 collisions, Tuesday 12 collisions, Wednesday 18 collisions, Thursday 7 collisions, Friday 13 collisions, Saturday 14 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 71 collisions, Darkness 20 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 87 collisions, Roundabout 2 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 40 collisions, 40 mph 1 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 46 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 70 collisions, Raining no high winds 7 collisions, Fine + high winds 5 collisions, Fog or mist 3 collisions, Other 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 70 casualties, Passenger 36 casualties, Pedestrian 19 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the PL34 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the PL34 postcode district?
91 collisions have been recorded in the PL34 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 125 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the PL34 postcode district were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 16 were serious — 19.8% of all recorded collisions in the PL34 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the PL34 postcode district?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in the PL34 postcode district, accounting for 19.8% of them, and 22% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the PL34 postcode district happen on?
95.6% of collisions in the PL34 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the PL34 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 15.2% of the 125 casualties recorded in the PL34 postcode district.
Is road safety in the PL34 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the PL34 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the PL34 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 PL34 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.