SA48 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SA48 postcode district recorded 592 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 814 casualties. Of these collisions, 13 were fatal and 135 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 30% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 13
- Serious
- 135
- Casualties
- 814
- Fatal
- 13
- Serious
- 135
- Casualties
- 814
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SA48
Roads in SA48
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the SA48 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SA48 postcode district
Collisions recorded
592
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
814
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
13
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
135
25% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the SA48 postcode district
Collisions in the SA48 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (16.9% of the total), with 26.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
96.1% of recorded collisions in the SA48 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 31.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SA48 postcode district have produced 814 casualties. Pedestrians account for 8.6% 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 91 collisions, Monday 71 collisions, Tuesday 100 collisions, Wednesday 81 collisions, Thursday 66 collisions, Friday 83 collisions, Saturday 100 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 433 collisions, Darkness 159 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 569 collisions, Roundabout 15 collisions, Dual carriageway 4 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 6 collisions, 30 mph 140 collisions, 40 mph 38 collisions, 50 mph 25 collisions, 60 mph 383 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 405 collisions, Raining no high winds 114 collisions, Other 33 collisions, Raining + high winds 16 collisions, Unknown 12 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 527 casualties, Passenger 217 casualties, Pedestrian 70 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the SA48 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the SA48 postcode district?
592 collisions have been recorded in the SA48 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 814 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SA48 postcode district were serious or fatal?
13 were fatal and 135 were serious — 25% of all recorded collisions in the SA48 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the SA48 postcode district?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in the SA48 postcode district, accounting for 16.9% of them, and 26.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the SA48 postcode district happen on?
96.1% of collisions in the SA48 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the SA48 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 8.6% of the 814 casualties recorded in the SA48 postcode district.
Is road safety in the SA48 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the SA48 postcode district fell 30% 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 SA48 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 SA48 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.