SP7 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SP7 postcode district recorded 1,064 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,523 casualties. Of these collisions, 13 were fatal and 199 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 13
- Serious
- 199
- Casualties
- 1,523
- Fatal
- 13
- Serious
- 199
- Casualties
- 1,523
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SP7
Towns in SP7
Roads in SP7
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the SP7 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SP7 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,064
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,523
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
13
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
199
19.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the SP7 postcode district
Collisions in the SP7 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (16.7% of the total), with 22.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
95.2% of recorded collisions in the SP7 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 20.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SP7 postcode district have produced 1,520 casualties. Pedestrians account for 5.9% 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 130 collisions, Monday 135 collisions, Tuesday 151 collisions, Wednesday 168 collisions, Thursday 178 collisions, Friday 144 collisions, Saturday 158 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 824 collisions, Darkness 240 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,013 collisions, Roundabout 24 collisions, Dual carriageway 22 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, One way street/Slip road 2 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 15 collisions, 30 mph 295 collisions, 40 mph 143 collisions, 50 mph 81 collisions, 60 mph 530 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 847 collisions, Raining no high winds 147 collisions, Raining + high winds 18 collisions, Other 17 collisions, Fog or mist 13 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,050 casualties, Passenger 380 casualties, Pedestrian 90 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the SP7 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the SP7 postcode district?
1,064 collisions have been recorded in the SP7 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,523 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SP7 postcode district were serious or fatal?
13 were fatal and 199 were serious — 19.9% of all recorded collisions in the SP7 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the SP7 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the SP7 postcode district, accounting for 16.7% of them, and 22.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the SP7 postcode district happen on?
95.2% of collisions in the SP7 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the SP7 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 5.9% of the 1,520 casualties recorded in the SP7 postcode district.
Is road safety in the SP7 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the SP7 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the SP7 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 SP7 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.