PO31 postcode district road traffic accidents
The PO31 postcode district recorded 509 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 646 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 107 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 75% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 107
- Casualties
- 646
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 107
- Casualties
- 646
Collisions by Year
Areas covering PO31
Towns in PO31
Roads in PO31
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the PO31 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the PO31 postcode district
Collisions recorded
509
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
646
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
107
21.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the PO31 postcode district
Collisions in the PO31 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.5% of the total), with 24.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
91.4% of recorded collisions in the PO31 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the PO31 postcode district have produced 646 casualties. Pedestrians account for 16.3% 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 60 collisions, Monday 68 collisions, Tuesday 65 collisions, Wednesday 83 collisions, Thursday 83 collisions, Friday 84 collisions, Saturday 66 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 385 collisions, Darkness 124 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 465 collisions, Roundabout 18 collisions, One way street/Slip road 12 collisions, One way street 8 collisions, Dual carriageway 4 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 7 collisions, 30 mph 404 collisions, 40 mph 71 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 26 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 422 collisions, Raining no high winds 51 collisions, Raining + high winds 13 collisions, Other 13 collisions, Fine + high winds 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 403 casualties, Passenger 138 casualties, Pedestrian 105 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the PO31 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the PO31 postcode district?
509 collisions have been recorded in the PO31 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 646 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the PO31 postcode district were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 107 were serious — 21.4% of all recorded collisions in the PO31 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the PO31 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the PO31 postcode district, accounting for 16.5% of them, and 24.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the PO31 postcode district happen on?
91.4% of collisions in the PO31 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the PO31 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 16.3% of the 646 casualties recorded in the PO31 postcode district.
Is road safety in the PO31 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the PO31 postcode district rose 75% 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 PO31 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 PO31 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.