SO52 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SO52 postcode district recorded 250 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2024, involving 314 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 58 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2024 were up 120% on 2023.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 58
- Casualties
- 314
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 58
- Casualties
- 314
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SO52
Towns in SO52
Roads in SO52
Accidents in the SO52 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SO52 postcode district
Collisions recorded
250
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
314
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
58
23.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the SO52 postcode district
Collisions in the SO52 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (20.4% of the total), with 22.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
99.6% of recorded collisions in the SO52 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SO52 postcode district have produced 314 casualties. Pedestrians account for 10.2% 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 22 collisions, Monday 30 collisions, Tuesday 51 collisions, Wednesday 37 collisions, Thursday 40 collisions, Friday 47 collisions, Saturday 23 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 193 collisions, Darkness 57 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 249 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 159 collisions, 40 mph 65 collisions, 50 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 22 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 211 collisions, Raining no high winds 32 collisions, Other 5 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions, Fog or mist 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 227 casualties, Passenger 55 casualties, Pedestrian 32 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the SO52 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the SO52 postcode district?
250 collisions have been recorded in the SO52 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2024, involving 314 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SO52 postcode district were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 58 were serious — 23.6% of all recorded collisions in the SO52 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the SO52 postcode district?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in the SO52 postcode district, accounting for 20.4% of them, and 22.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the SO52 postcode district happen on?
99.6% of collisions in the SO52 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the SO52 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 10.2% of the 314 casualties recorded in the SO52 postcode district.
Is road safety in the SO52 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the SO52 postcode district rose 120% in 2024 compared with 2023. 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 SO52 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 SO52 postcode district cover 1999 to 2024.