SG3 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SG3 postcode district recorded 356 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 510 casualties. Of these collisions, 5 were fatal and 43 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 43
- Casualties
- 510
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 43
- Casualties
- 510
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SG3
Towns in SG3
Roads in SG3
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the SG3 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SG3 postcode district
Collisions recorded
356
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
510
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
5
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
43
13.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the SG3 postcode district
Collisions in the SG3 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.1% of the total), with 29.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
72.8% of recorded collisions in the SG3 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 18.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SG3 postcode district have produced 510 casualties. Pedestrians account for 7.5% 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 57 collisions, Monday 47 collisions, Tuesday 43 collisions, Wednesday 50 collisions, Thursday 58 collisions, Friday 61 collisions, Saturday 40 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 250 collisions, Darkness 106 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 259 collisions, Dual carriageway 81 collisions, Roundabout 12 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 155 collisions, 40 mph 48 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 70 collisions, 70 mph 79 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 286 collisions, Raining no high winds 44 collisions, Other 13 collisions, Snowing no high winds 5 collisions, Fine + high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 367 casualties, Passenger 105 casualties, Pedestrian 38 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the SG3 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the SG3 postcode district?
356 collisions have been recorded in the SG3 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 510 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SG3 postcode district were serious or fatal?
5 were fatal and 43 were serious — 13.5% of all recorded collisions in the SG3 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the SG3 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the SG3 postcode district, accounting for 17.1% of them, and 29.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the SG3 postcode district happen on?
72.8% of collisions in the SG3 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the SG3 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 7.5% of the 510 casualties recorded in the SG3 postcode district.
Is road safety in the SG3 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the SG3 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the SG3 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 SG3 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.