PO32 postcode district road traffic accidents
The PO32 postcode district recorded 434 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 547 casualties. Of these collisions, 4 were fatal and 96 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 25% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 96
- Casualties
- 547
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 96
- Casualties
- 547
Collisions by Year
Areas covering PO32
Towns in PO32
Roads in PO32
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the PO32 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the PO32 postcode district
Collisions recorded
434
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
547
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
4
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
96
23% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the PO32 postcode district
Collisions in the PO32 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.4% of the total), with 25.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
90.8% of recorded collisions in the PO32 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 13.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the PO32 postcode district have produced 547 casualties. Pedestrians account for 10.8% 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 39 collisions, Monday 68 collisions, Tuesday 67 collisions, Wednesday 68 collisions, Thursday 67 collisions, Friday 80 collisions, Saturday 45 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 324 collisions, Darkness 110 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 394 collisions, Roundabout 20 collisions, One way street 10 collisions, One way street/Slip road 5 collisions, Dual carriageway 4 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 188 collisions, 40 mph 95 collisions, 50 mph 59 collisions, 60 mph 92 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 370 collisions, Raining no high winds 37 collisions, Raining + high winds 8 collisions, Fine + high winds 7 collisions, Other 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 379 casualties, Passenger 109 casualties, Pedestrian 59 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the PO32 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the PO32 postcode district?
434 collisions have been recorded in the PO32 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 547 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the PO32 postcode district were serious or fatal?
4 were fatal and 96 were serious — 23% of all recorded collisions in the PO32 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the PO32 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the PO32 postcode district, accounting for 18.4% of them, and 25.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the PO32 postcode district happen on?
90.8% of collisions in the PO32 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the PO32 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 10.8% of the 547 casualties recorded in the PO32 postcode district.
Is road safety in the PO32 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the PO32 postcode district rose 25% 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 PO32 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 PO32 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.