PL8 postcode district road traffic accidents
The PL8 postcode district recorded 336 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 444 casualties. Of these collisions, 0 were fatal and 47 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 29% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 47
- Casualties
- 444
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 47
- Casualties
- 444
Collisions by Year
Areas covering PL8
Towns in PL8
Roads in PL8
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the PL8 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the PL8 postcode district
Collisions recorded
336
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
444
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
0
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
47
14% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the PL8 postcode district
Collisions in the PL8 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (17% of the total), with 15.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
91.1% of recorded collisions in the PL8 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the PL8 postcode district have produced 444 casualties. Pedestrians account for 7.2% 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 42 collisions, Monday 41 collisions, Tuesday 57 collisions, Wednesday 52 collisions, Thursday 44 collisions, Friday 48 collisions, Saturday 52 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 284 collisions, Darkness 52 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 306 collisions, Dual carriageway 21 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, Roundabout 3 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 131 collisions, 40 mph 29 collisions, 50 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 157 collisions, 70 mph 15 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 259 collisions, Raining no high winds 46 collisions, Raining + high winds 14 collisions, Other 10 collisions, Fine + high winds 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 309 casualties, Passenger 103 casualties, Pedestrian 32 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the PL8 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the PL8 postcode district?
336 collisions have been recorded in the PL8 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 444 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the PL8 postcode district were serious or fatal?
0 were fatal and 47 were serious — 14% of all recorded collisions in the PL8 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the PL8 postcode district?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in the PL8 postcode district, accounting for 17% of them, and 15.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the PL8 postcode district happen on?
91.1% of collisions in the PL8 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the PL8 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 7.2% of the 444 casualties recorded in the PL8 postcode district.
Is road safety in the PL8 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the PL8 postcode district fell 29% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for the PL8 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 PL8 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.