SN16 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SN16 postcode district recorded 597 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 835 casualties. Of these collisions, 9 were fatal and 101 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 20% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 101
- Casualties
- 835
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 101
- Casualties
- 835
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SN16
Towns in SN16
Roads in SN16
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the SN16 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SN16 postcode district
Collisions recorded
597
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
835
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
9
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
101
18.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the SN16 postcode district
Collisions in the SN16 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (16.6% of the total), with 22.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
93.1% of recorded collisions in the SN16 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SN16 postcode district have produced 835 casualties. Pedestrians account for 7.9% 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 63 collisions, Monday 88 collisions, Tuesday 88 collisions, Wednesday 99 collisions, Thursday 96 collisions, Friday 85 collisions, Saturday 78 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 460 collisions, Darkness 137 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 556 collisions, Roundabout 28 collisions, One way street 7 collisions, One way street/Slip road 5 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 21 collisions, 30 mph 177 collisions, 40 mph 47 collisions, 50 mph 22 collisions, 60 mph 330 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 467 collisions, Raining no high winds 82 collisions, Raining + high winds 20 collisions, Unknown 10 collisions, Fog or mist 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 595 casualties, Passenger 174 casualties, Pedestrian 66 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the SN16 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the SN16 postcode district?
597 collisions have been recorded in the SN16 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 835 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SN16 postcode district were serious or fatal?
9 were fatal and 101 were serious — 18.4% of all recorded collisions in the SN16 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the SN16 postcode district?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in the SN16 postcode district, accounting for 16.6% of them, and 22.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the SN16 postcode district happen on?
93.1% of collisions in the SN16 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the SN16 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 7.9% of the 835 casualties recorded in the SN16 postcode district.
Is road safety in the SN16 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the SN16 postcode district fell 20% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for the SN16 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 SN16 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.