SA18 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SA18 postcode district recorded 1,393 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,907 casualties. Of these collisions, 18 were fatal and 256 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 18
- Serious
- 256
- Casualties
- 1,907
- Fatal
- 18
- Serious
- 256
- Casualties
- 1,907
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SA18
Towns in SA18
Roads in SA18
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the SA18 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SA18 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,393
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,907
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
18
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
256
19.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the SA18 postcode district
Collisions in the SA18 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (19.5% of the total), with 25.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
94.8% of recorded collisions in the SA18 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 27.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SA18 postcode district have produced 1,907 casualties. Pedestrians account for 12.3% 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 165 collisions, Monday 193 collisions, Tuesday 170 collisions, Wednesday 206 collisions, Thursday 202 collisions, Friday 272 collisions, Saturday 185 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,034 collisions, Darkness 359 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,321 collisions, Roundabout 27 collisions, Unknown 18 collisions, Dual carriageway 16 collisions, One way street 9 collisions, One way street/Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 30 collisions, 30 mph 1,071 collisions, 40 mph 93 collisions, 50 mph 21 collisions, 60 mph 176 collisions, 70 mph 2 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,004 collisions, Raining no high winds 293 collisions, Other 32 collisions, Raining + high winds 23 collisions, Unknown 20 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,202 casualties, Passenger 470 casualties, Pedestrian 235 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the SA18 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the SA18 postcode district?
1,393 collisions have been recorded in the SA18 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,907 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SA18 postcode district were serious or fatal?
18 were fatal and 256 were serious — 19.7% of all recorded collisions in the SA18 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the SA18 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the SA18 postcode district, accounting for 19.5% of them, and 25.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the SA18 postcode district happen on?
94.8% of collisions in the SA18 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the SA18 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 12.3% of the 1,907 casualties recorded in the SA18 postcode district.
Is road safety in the SA18 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the SA18 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the SA18 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 SA18 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.