SA20 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SA20 postcode district recorded 328 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 409 casualties. Of these collisions, 7 were fatal and 81 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 11% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 81
- Casualties
- 409
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 81
- Casualties
- 409
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SA20
Towns in SA20
Roads in SA20
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the SA20 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SA20 postcode district
Collisions recorded
328
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
409
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
7
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
81
26.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the SA20 postcode district
Collisions in the SA20 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Sunday (17.7% of the total), with 17.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
96% of recorded collisions in the SA20 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 19.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SA20 postcode district have produced 409 casualties. Pedestrians account for 6.8% 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 58 collisions, Monday 46 collisions, Tuesday 44 collisions, Wednesday 42 collisions, Thursday 36 collisions, Friday 53 collisions, Saturday 49 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 271 collisions, Darkness 57 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 315 collisions, Unknown 9 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 84 collisions, 40 mph 3 collisions, 50 mph 4 collisions, 60 mph 235 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 259 collisions, Raining no high winds 49 collisions, Other 8 collisions, Fine + high winds 6 collisions, Raining + high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 290 casualties, Passenger 91 casualties, Pedestrian 28 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the SA20 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the SA20 postcode district?
328 collisions have been recorded in the SA20 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 409 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SA20 postcode district were serious or fatal?
7 were fatal and 81 were serious — 26.8% of all recorded collisions in the SA20 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the SA20 postcode district?
Sunday is the most common day for collisions in the SA20 postcode district, accounting for 17.7% of them, and 17.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the SA20 postcode district happen on?
96% of collisions in the SA20 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the SA20 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 6.8% of the 409 casualties recorded in the SA20 postcode district.
Is road safety in the SA20 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the SA20 postcode district fell 11% 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 SA20 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 SA20 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.