RG21 postcode district road traffic accidents
The RG21 postcode district recorded 2,187 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,717 casualties. Of these collisions, 23 were fatal and 365 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 23
- Serious
- 365
- Casualties
- 2,717
- Fatal
- 23
- Serious
- 365
- Casualties
- 2,717
Collisions by Year
Areas covering RG21
Towns in RG21
Roads in RG21
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the RG21 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the RG21 postcode district
Collisions recorded
2,187
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
2,717
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
23
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
365
17.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the RG21 postcode district
Collisions in the RG21 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.6% of the total), with 25.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
48.3% of recorded collisions in the RG21 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 17.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the RG21 postcode district have produced 2,717 casualties. Pedestrians account for 11.6% 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 193 collisions, Monday 325 collisions, Tuesday 334 collisions, Wednesday 319 collisions, Thursday 353 collisions, Friday 386 collisions, Saturday 277 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,632 collisions, Darkness 555 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,056 collisions, Dual carriageway 568 collisions, Roundabout 401 collisions, Slip road 73 collisions, One way street 54 collisions, One way street/Slip road 30 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 24 collisions, 30 mph 1,095 collisions, 40 mph 203 collisions, 50 mph 200 collisions, 60 mph 210 collisions, 70 mph 455 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,780 collisions, Raining no high winds 315 collisions, Other 33 collisions, Raining + high winds 21 collisions, Fine + high winds 15 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,813 casualties, Passenger 590 casualties, Pedestrian 314 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the RG21 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the RG21 postcode district?
2,187 collisions have been recorded in the RG21 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,717 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the RG21 postcode district were serious or fatal?
23 were fatal and 365 were serious — 17.7% of all recorded collisions in the RG21 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the RG21 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the RG21 postcode district, accounting for 17.6% of them, and 25.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the RG21 postcode district happen on?
48.3% of collisions in the RG21 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the RG21 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 11.6% of the 2,717 casualties recorded in the RG21 postcode district.
Is road safety in the RG21 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the RG21 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the RG21 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 RG21 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.