RG45 postcode district road traffic accidents
The RG45 postcode district recorded 257 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 364 casualties. Of these collisions, 4 were fatal and 38 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 22% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 38
- Casualties
- 364
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 38
- Casualties
- 364
Collisions by Year
Areas covering RG45
Towns in RG45
Roads in RG45
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the RG45 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the RG45 postcode district
Collisions recorded
257
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
364
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
4
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
38
16.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the RG45 postcode district
Collisions in the RG45 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (18.7% of the total), with 29.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
87.9% of recorded collisions in the RG45 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the RG45 postcode district have produced 364 casualties. Pedestrians account for 10.4% 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 29 collisions, Monday 34 collisions, Tuesday 42 collisions, Wednesday 48 collisions, Thursday 40 collisions, Friday 34 collisions, Saturday 30 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 181 collisions, Darkness 76 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 226 collisions, Roundabout 25 collisions, Dual carriageway 6 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 7 collisions, 30 mph 140 collisions, 40 mph 37 collisions, 50 mph 20 collisions, 60 mph 53 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 210 collisions, Raining no high winds 28 collisions, Other 7 collisions, Fine + high winds 4 collisions, Raining + high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 263 casualties, Passenger 63 casualties, Pedestrian 38 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the RG45 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the RG45 postcode district?
257 collisions have been recorded in the RG45 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 364 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the RG45 postcode district were serious or fatal?
4 were fatal and 38 were serious — 16.3% of all recorded collisions in the RG45 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the RG45 postcode district?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in the RG45 postcode district, accounting for 18.7% of them, and 29.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the RG45 postcode district happen on?
87.9% of collisions in the RG45 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the RG45 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 10.4% of the 364 casualties recorded in the RG45 postcode district.
Is road safety in the RG45 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the RG45 postcode district fell 22% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for the RG45 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 RG45 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.