SA61 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SA61 postcode district recorded 967 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,340 casualties. Of these collisions, 10 were fatal and 163 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 10% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 163
- Casualties
- 1,340
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 163
- Casualties
- 1,340
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SA61
Towns in SA61
Roads in SA61
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the SA61 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SA61 postcode district
Collisions recorded
967
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,340
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
10
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
163
17.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the SA61 postcode district
Collisions in the SA61 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Monday (17% of the total), with 22.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
66.7% of recorded collisions in the SA61 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 23.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SA61 postcode district have produced 1,340 casualties. Pedestrians account for 15.9% 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 75 collisions, Monday 164 collisions, Tuesday 153 collisions, Wednesday 160 collisions, Thursday 145 collisions, Friday 152 collisions, Saturday 118 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 753 collisions, Darkness 214 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 645 collisions, Roundabout 174 collisions, One way street 60 collisions, Dual carriageway 52 collisions, One way street/Slip road 24 collisions, Unknown 11 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 28 collisions, 30 mph 620 collisions, 40 mph 90 collisions, 50 mph 7 collisions, 60 mph 222 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 738 collisions, Raining no high winds 165 collisions, Other 21 collisions, Unknown 17 collisions, Raining + high winds 13 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 806 casualties, Passenger 321 casualties, Pedestrian 213 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the SA61 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the SA61 postcode district?
967 collisions have been recorded in the SA61 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,340 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SA61 postcode district were serious or fatal?
10 were fatal and 163 were serious — 17.9% of all recorded collisions in the SA61 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the SA61 postcode district?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in the SA61 postcode district, accounting for 17% of them, and 22.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the SA61 postcode district happen on?
66.7% of collisions in the SA61 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the SA61 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 15.9% of the 1,340 casualties recorded in the SA61 postcode district.
Is road safety in the SA61 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the SA61 postcode district rose 10% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for the SA61 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 SA61 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.