SO42 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SO42 postcode district recorded 353 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 440 casualties. Of these collisions, 4 were fatal and 79 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 400% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 79
- Casualties
- 440
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 79
- Casualties
- 440
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SO42
Towns in SO42
Roads in SO42
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the SO42 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SO42 postcode district
Collisions recorded
353
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
440
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
4
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
79
23.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the SO42 postcode district
Collisions in the SO42 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (16.1% of the total), with 19.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
97.5% of recorded collisions in the SO42 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 17% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SO42 postcode district have produced 440 casualties. Pedestrians account for 12.7% 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 49 collisions, Monday 49 collisions, Tuesday 49 collisions, Wednesday 57 collisions, Thursday 47 collisions, Friday 57 collisions, Saturday 45 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 284 collisions, Darkness 69 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 344 collisions, Dual carriageway 7 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 211 collisions, 40 mph 110 collisions, 50 mph 10 collisions, 60 mph 20 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 292 collisions, Raining no high winds 46 collisions, Raining + high winds 7 collisions, Other 6 collisions, Fine + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 302 casualties, Passenger 82 casualties, Pedestrian 56 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SeriousAccident 2016440181971
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the SO42 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the SO42 postcode district?
353 collisions have been recorded in the SO42 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 440 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SO42 postcode district were serious or fatal?
4 were fatal and 79 were serious — 23.5% of all recorded collisions in the SO42 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the SO42 postcode district?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in the SO42 postcode district, accounting for 16.1% of them, and 19.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the SO42 postcode district happen on?
97.5% of collisions in the SO42 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the SO42 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 12.7% of the 440 casualties recorded in the SO42 postcode district.
Is road safety in the SO42 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the SO42 postcode district rose 400% 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 SO42 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 SO42 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.