SN5 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SN5 postcode district recorded 1,813 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,403 casualties. Of these collisions, 19 were fatal and 242 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 14% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 19
- Serious
- 242
- Casualties
- 2,403
- Fatal
- 19
- Serious
- 242
- Casualties
- 2,403
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SN5
Towns in SN5
Roads in SN5
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the SN5 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SN5 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,813
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
2,403
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
19
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
242
14.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the SN5 postcode district
Collisions in the SN5 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.2% of the total), with 25.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
60.2% of recorded collisions in the SN5 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 19% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SN5 postcode district have produced 2,403 casualties. Pedestrians account for 6.6% 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 188 collisions, Monday 270 collisions, Tuesday 291 collisions, Wednesday 276 collisions, Thursday 231 collisions, Friday 311 collisions, Saturday 246 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,355 collisions, Darkness 458 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,092 collisions, Roundabout 422 collisions, Dual carriageway 268 collisions, Slip road 19 collisions, One way street/Slip road 8 collisions, One way street 3 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 20 collisions, 30 mph 742 collisions, 40 mph 510 collisions, 50 mph 78 collisions, 60 mph 318 collisions, 70 mph 145 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,469 collisions, Raining no high winds 207 collisions, Unknown 29 collisions, Raining + high winds 28 collisions, Other 28 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,718 casualties, Passenger 526 casualties, Pedestrian 159 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the SN5 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the SN5 postcode district?
1,813 collisions have been recorded in the SN5 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,403 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SN5 postcode district were serious or fatal?
19 were fatal and 242 were serious — 14.4% of all recorded collisions in the SN5 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the SN5 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the SN5 postcode district, accounting for 17.2% of them, and 25.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the SN5 postcode district happen on?
60.2% of collisions in the SN5 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the SN5 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 6.6% of the 2,403 casualties recorded in the SN5 postcode district.
Is road safety in the SN5 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the SN5 postcode district rose 14% 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 SN5 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 SN5 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.