TQ5 postcode district road traffic accidents
The TQ5 postcode district recorded 741 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 889 casualties. Of these collisions, 6 were fatal and 104 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 13% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 104
- Casualties
- 889
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 104
- Casualties
- 889
Collisions by Year
Areas covering TQ5
Roads in TQ5
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the TQ5 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the TQ5 postcode district
Collisions recorded
741
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
889
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
6
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
104
14.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the TQ5 postcode district
Collisions in the TQ5 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Monday (15.9% of the total), with 15.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
92.6% of recorded collisions in the TQ5 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the TQ5 postcode district have produced 889 casualties. Pedestrians account for 25.5% 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 82 collisions, Monday 118 collisions, Tuesday 104 collisions, Wednesday 108 collisions, Thursday 114 collisions, Friday 115 collisions, Saturday 100 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 626 collisions, Darkness 115 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 686 collisions, One way street 15 collisions, One way street/Slip road 14 collisions, Dual carriageway 11 collisions, Roundabout 9 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 7 collisions, 30 mph 587 collisions, 40 mph 65 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 81 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 610 collisions, Raining no high winds 80 collisions, Raining + high winds 15 collisions, Fine + high winds 13 collisions, Other 12 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 486 casualties, Passenger 176 casualties, Pedestrian 227 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the TQ5 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the TQ5 postcode district?
741 collisions have been recorded in the TQ5 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 889 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the TQ5 postcode district were serious or fatal?
6 were fatal and 104 were serious — 14.8% of all recorded collisions in the TQ5 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the TQ5 postcode district?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in the TQ5 postcode district, accounting for 15.9% of them, and 15.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the TQ5 postcode district happen on?
92.6% of collisions in the TQ5 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the TQ5 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 25.5% of the 889 casualties recorded in the TQ5 postcode district.
Is road safety in the TQ5 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the TQ5 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 TQ5 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 TQ5 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.