TW12 postcode district road traffic accidents
The TW12 postcode district recorded 1,160 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,387 casualties. Of these collisions, 9 were fatal and 175 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 43% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 175
- Casualties
- 1,387
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 175
- Casualties
- 1,387
Collisions by Year
Areas covering TW12
Towns in TW12
Roads in TW12
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the TW12 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the TW12 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,160
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,387
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
9
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
175
15.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the TW12 postcode district
Collisions in the TW12 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (16% of the total), with 27.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
92.2% of recorded collisions in the TW12 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 19.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the TW12 postcode district have produced 1,387 casualties. Pedestrians account for 12% 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 116 collisions, Monday 161 collisions, Tuesday 186 collisions, Wednesday 181 collisions, Thursday 179 collisions, Friday 186 collisions, Saturday 151 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 841 collisions, Darkness 319 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,069 collisions, Dual carriageway 44 collisions, Roundabout 28 collisions, Unknown 12 collisions, One way street 5 collisions, Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 148 collisions, 30 mph 957 collisions, 40 mph 53 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 925 collisions, Raining no high winds 147 collisions, Unknown 52 collisions, Other 23 collisions, Fine + high winds 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 987 casualties, Passenger 233 casualties, Pedestrian 167 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the TW12 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the TW12 postcode district?
1,160 collisions have been recorded in the TW12 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,387 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the TW12 postcode district were serious or fatal?
9 were fatal and 175 were serious — 15.9% of all recorded collisions in the TW12 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the TW12 postcode district?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in the TW12 postcode district, accounting for 16% of them, and 27.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the TW12 postcode district happen on?
92.2% of collisions in the TW12 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the TW12 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 12% of the 1,387 casualties recorded in the TW12 postcode district.
Is road safety in the TW12 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the TW12 postcode district rose 43% 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 TW12 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 TW12 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.