TW17 postcode district road traffic accidents
The TW17 postcode district recorded 1,379 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,812 casualties. Of these collisions, 13 were fatal and 225 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 13
- Serious
- 225
- Casualties
- 1,812
- Fatal
- 13
- Serious
- 225
- Casualties
- 1,812
Collisions by Year
Areas covering TW17
Towns in TW17
Roads in TW17
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the TW17 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the TW17 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,379
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,812
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
13
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
225
17.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the TW17 postcode district
Collisions in the TW17 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (16.3% of the total), with 29.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
73.8% of recorded collisions in the TW17 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 18.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the TW17 postcode district have produced 1,812 casualties. Pedestrians account for 6.2% 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 154 collisions, Monday 192 collisions, Tuesday 225 collisions, Wednesday 182 collisions, Thursday 222 collisions, Friday 215 collisions, Saturday 189 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 972 collisions, Darkness 407 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,018 collisions, Roundabout 176 collisions, Dual carriageway 141 collisions, Unknown 23 collisions, Slip road 8 collisions, One way street/Slip road 7 collisions, One way street 6 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 10 collisions, 30 mph 945 collisions, 40 mph 282 collisions, 50 mph 24 collisions, 60 mph 31 collisions, 70 mph 87 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,100 collisions, Raining no high winds 149 collisions, Unknown 46 collisions, Other 31 collisions, Fine + high winds 19 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,373 casualties, Passenger 326 casualties, Pedestrian 113 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
Showing 20 of 1,379 accidents
Accident 200045SP00945
SlightAccident 200045SP00900
SlightAccident 200045NS00855
SlightAccident 200045NS00856
SlightAccident 200045NS00857
SeriousAccident 200045SP00796
SeriousAccident 200045SP00765
SlightAccident 200045SP00738
SeriousAccident 200045SP00721
FatalAccident 200045SP00708
SeriousAccident 200045SP00760
SlightAccident 200045SP00689
SlightAccident 200045SP00678
SlightAccident 200045SP00641
SlightAccident 200045SP00627
SlightAccident 200045SP00596
SlightAccident 200045NS00535
SeriousAccident 200045SP00536
SlightAccident 200045SP00500
SlightAccident 200045SP00444
SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the TW17 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the TW17 postcode district?
1,379 collisions have been recorded in the TW17 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,812 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the TW17 postcode district were serious or fatal?
13 were fatal and 225 were serious — 17.3% of all recorded collisions in the TW17 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the TW17 postcode district?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in the TW17 postcode district, accounting for 16.3% of them, and 29.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the TW17 postcode district happen on?
73.8% of collisions in the TW17 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the TW17 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 6.2% of the 1,812 casualties recorded in the TW17 postcode district.
Is road safety in the TW17 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the TW17 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the TW17 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 TW17 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.