PO17 postcode district road traffic accidents
The PO17 postcode district recorded 979 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,364 casualties. Of these collisions, 18 were fatal and 242 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 19% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 18
- Serious
- 242
- Casualties
- 1,364
- Fatal
- 18
- Serious
- 242
- Casualties
- 1,364
Collisions by Year
Areas covering PO17
Towns in PO17
Roads in PO17
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the PO17 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the PO17 postcode district
Collisions recorded
979
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,364
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
18
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
242
26.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the PO17 postcode district
Collisions in the PO17 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Monday (17% of the total), with 26.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
95.7% of recorded collisions in the PO17 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 14.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the PO17 postcode district have produced 1,364 casualties. Pedestrians account for 3.6% 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 122 collisions, Monday 166 collisions, Tuesday 131 collisions, Wednesday 143 collisions, Thursday 142 collisions, Friday 151 collisions, Saturday 124 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 721 collisions, Darkness 258 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 937 collisions, Roundabout 22 collisions, Dual carriageway 18 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 4 collisions, 30 mph 245 collisions, 40 mph 174 collisions, 50 mph 115 collisions, 60 mph 440 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 825 collisions, Raining no high winds 105 collisions, Other 17 collisions, Raining + high winds 16 collisions, Fine + high winds 9 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,014 casualties, Passenger 301 casualties, Pedestrian 49 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the PO17 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the PO17 postcode district?
979 collisions have been recorded in the PO17 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,364 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the PO17 postcode district were serious or fatal?
18 were fatal and 242 were serious — 26.6% of all recorded collisions in the PO17 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the PO17 postcode district?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in the PO17 postcode district, accounting for 17% of them, and 26.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the PO17 postcode district happen on?
95.7% of collisions in the PO17 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the PO17 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 3.6% of the 1,364 casualties recorded in the PO17 postcode district.
Is road safety in the PO17 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the PO17 postcode district rose 19% 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 PO17 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 PO17 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.