SO1 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SO1 postcode district recorded 1,536 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,878 casualties. Of these collisions, 12 were fatal and 232 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 13% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 12
- Serious
- 232
- Casualties
- 1,878
- Fatal
- 12
- Serious
- 232
- Casualties
- 1,878
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SO1
Towns in SO1
Roads in SO1
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the SO1 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SO1 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,536
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,878
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
12
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
232
15.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the SO1 postcode district
Collisions in the SO1 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (16.3% of the total), with 25.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
61.5% of recorded collisions in the SO1 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 14.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SO1 postcode district have produced 1,878 casualties. Pedestrians account for 13.6% 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 129 collisions, Monday 232 collisions, Tuesday 246 collisions, Wednesday 250 collisions, Thursday 230 collisions, Friday 248 collisions, Saturday 201 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,149 collisions, Darkness 387 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 944 collisions, Dual carriageway 392 collisions, Roundabout 160 collisions, Slip road 25 collisions, One way street 9 collisions, One way street/Slip road 5 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 10 collisions, 30 mph 953 collisions, 40 mph 108 collisions, 50 mph 204 collisions, 60 mph 56 collisions, 70 mph 205 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,291 collisions, Raining no high winds 166 collisions, Other 26 collisions, Fine + high winds 19 collisions, Raining + high winds 19 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,218 casualties, Passenger 404 casualties, Pedestrian 256 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the SO1 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the SO1 postcode district?
1,536 collisions have been recorded in the SO1 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,878 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SO1 postcode district were serious or fatal?
12 were fatal and 232 were serious — 15.9% of all recorded collisions in the SO1 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the SO1 postcode district?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in the SO1 postcode district, accounting for 16.3% of them, and 25.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the SO1 postcode district happen on?
61.5% of collisions in the SO1 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the SO1 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 13.6% of the 1,878 casualties recorded in the SO1 postcode district.
Is road safety in the SO1 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the SO1 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 SO1 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 SO1 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.