SG9 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SG9 postcode district recorded 598 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 898 casualties. Of these collisions, 17 were fatal and 121 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 13% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 17
- Serious
- 121
- Casualties
- 898
- Fatal
- 17
- Serious
- 121
- Casualties
- 898
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SG9
Towns in SG9
Roads in SG9
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the SG9 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SG9 postcode district
Collisions recorded
598
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
898
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
17
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
121
23.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the SG9 postcode district
Collisions in the SG9 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (16.9% of the total), with 24.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
87% of recorded collisions in the SG9 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 22.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SG9 postcode district have produced 898 casualties. Pedestrians account for 5.1% 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 76 collisions, Monday 84 collisions, Tuesday 91 collisions, Wednesday 79 collisions, Thursday 101 collisions, Friday 100 collisions, Saturday 67 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 453 collisions, Darkness 145 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 520 collisions, Dual carriageway 54 collisions, Roundabout 23 collisions, One way street 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 170 collisions, 40 mph 35 collisions, 50 mph 45 collisions, 60 mph 299 collisions, 70 mph 47 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 466 collisions, Raining no high winds 70 collisions, Other 22 collisions, Fog or mist 13 collisions, Raining + high winds 8 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 664 casualties, Passenger 188 casualties, Pedestrian 46 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the SG9 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the SG9 postcode district?
598 collisions have been recorded in the SG9 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 898 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SG9 postcode district were serious or fatal?
17 were fatal and 121 were serious — 23.1% of all recorded collisions in the SG9 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the SG9 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the SG9 postcode district, accounting for 16.9% of them, and 24.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the SG9 postcode district happen on?
87% of collisions in the SG9 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the SG9 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 5.1% of the 898 casualties recorded in the SG9 postcode district.
Is road safety in the SG9 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the SG9 postcode district rose 13% 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 SG9 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 SG9 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.