SL8 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SL8 postcode district recorded 290 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 361 casualties. Of these collisions, 5 were fatal and 46 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 175% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 46
- Casualties
- 361
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 46
- Casualties
- 361
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SL8
Towns in SL8
Roads in SL8
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the SL8 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SL8 postcode district
Collisions recorded
290
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
361
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
5
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
46
17.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the SL8 postcode district
Collisions in the SL8 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Monday (17.6% of the total), with 26.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
92.8% of recorded collisions in the SL8 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 14.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SL8 postcode district have produced 361 casualties. Pedestrians account for 15.5% 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 37 collisions, Monday 51 collisions, Tuesday 32 collisions, Wednesday 37 collisions, Thursday 46 collisions, Friday 42 collisions, Saturday 45 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 213 collisions, Darkness 77 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 269 collisions, Roundabout 15 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 244 collisions, 40 mph 2 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 41 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 245 collisions, Raining no high winds 26 collisions, Other 6 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, Fine + high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 252 casualties, Passenger 53 casualties, Pedestrian 56 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the SL8 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the SL8 postcode district?
290 collisions have been recorded in the SL8 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 361 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SL8 postcode district were serious or fatal?
5 were fatal and 46 were serious — 17.6% of all recorded collisions in the SL8 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the SL8 postcode district?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in the SL8 postcode district, accounting for 17.6% of them, and 26.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the SL8 postcode district happen on?
92.8% of collisions in the SL8 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the SL8 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 15.5% of the 361 casualties recorded in the SL8 postcode district.
Is road safety in the SL8 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the SL8 postcode district rose 175% 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 SL8 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 SL8 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.