SO52 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SO52 postcode district recorded 258 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 323 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 60 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 27% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 60
- Casualties
- 323
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 60
- Casualties
- 323
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SO52
Towns in SO52
Roads in SO52
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the SO52 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SO52 postcode district
Collisions recorded
258
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
323
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
60
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 (20.5% of the total), with 23.3% 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 16.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SO52 postcode district have produced 323 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 23 collisions, Monday 30 collisions, Tuesday 53 collisions, Wednesday 38 collisions, Thursday 41 collisions, Friday 49 collisions, Saturday 24 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 198 collisions, Darkness 60 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 257 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 164 collisions, 40 mph 66 collisions, 50 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 24 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 216 collisions, Raining no high winds 35 collisions, Other 5 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions, Fog or mist 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 235 casualties, Passenger 55 casualties, Pedestrian 33 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?
258 collisions have been recorded in the SO52 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 323 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SO52 postcode district were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 60 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 20.5% of them, and 23.3% 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 323 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 fell 27% 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 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 2025.