PO40 postcode district road traffic accidents
The PO40 postcode district recorded 249 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 340 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 56 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 56
- Casualties
- 340
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 56
- Casualties
- 340
Collisions by Year
Areas covering PO40
Towns in PO40
Roads in PO40
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the PO40 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the PO40 postcode district
Collisions recorded
249
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
340
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
56
23.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the PO40 postcode district
Collisions in the PO40 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Monday (18.1% of the total), with 24.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
92% of recorded collisions in the PO40 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the PO40 postcode district have produced 340 casualties. Pedestrians account for 15.3% 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 31 collisions, Monday 45 collisions, Tuesday 27 collisions, Wednesday 35 collisions, Thursday 31 collisions, Friday 37 collisions, Saturday 43 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 189 collisions, Darkness 60 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 229 collisions, One way street 10 collisions, One way street/Slip road 8 collisions, Roundabout 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 156 collisions, 40 mph 43 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 49 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 207 collisions, Raining no high winds 28 collisions, Raining + high winds 4 collisions, Fine + high winds 3 collisions, Other 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 206 casualties, Passenger 82 casualties, Pedestrian 52 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the PO40 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the PO40 postcode district?
249 collisions have been recorded in the PO40 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 340 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the PO40 postcode district were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 56 were serious — 23.7% of all recorded collisions in the PO40 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the PO40 postcode district?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in the PO40 postcode district, accounting for 18.1% of them, and 24.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the PO40 postcode district happen on?
92% of collisions in the PO40 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the PO40 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 15.3% of the 340 casualties recorded in the PO40 postcode district.
Is road safety in the PO40 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the PO40 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the PO40 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 PO40 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.