SA8 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SA8 postcode district recorded 544 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 764 casualties. Of these collisions, 11 were fatal and 75 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 11
- Serious
- 75
- Casualties
- 764
- Fatal
- 11
- Serious
- 75
- Casualties
- 764
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SA8
Towns in SA8
Roads in SA8
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the SA8 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SA8 postcode district
Collisions recorded
544
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
764
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
11
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
75
15.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the SA8 postcode district
Collisions in the SA8 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.6% of the total), with 26.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
83.5% of recorded collisions in the SA8 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 25.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SA8 postcode district have produced 764 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 68 collisions, Monday 74 collisions, Tuesday 87 collisions, Wednesday 75 collisions, Thursday 75 collisions, Friday 96 collisions, Saturday 69 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 399 collisions, Darkness 145 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 454 collisions, Roundabout 46 collisions, Dual carriageway 24 collisions, Unknown 13 collisions, One way street 4 collisions, One way street/Slip road 3 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 6 collisions, 30 mph 403 collisions, 40 mph 29 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 100 collisions, 70 mph 4 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 406 collisions, Raining no high winds 62 collisions, Unknown 40 collisions, Raining + high winds 12 collisions, Other 10 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 460 casualties, Passenger 210 casualties, Pedestrian 94 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the SA8 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the SA8 postcode district?
544 collisions have been recorded in the SA8 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 764 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SA8 postcode district were serious or fatal?
11 were fatal and 75 were serious — 15.8% of all recorded collisions in the SA8 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the SA8 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the SA8 postcode district, accounting for 17.6% of them, and 26.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the SA8 postcode district happen on?
83.5% of collisions in the SA8 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the SA8 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 12.3% of the 764 casualties recorded in the SA8 postcode district.
Is road safety in the SA8 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the SA8 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the SA8 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 SA8 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.