Baldock road traffic accidents
Baldock recorded 370 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 477 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 45 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 40% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 45
- Casualties
- 477
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 45
- Casualties
- 477
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Baldock
Roads in Baldock
Postcode districts in Baldock
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Baldock
Road collision statistics for Baldock
Collisions recorded
370
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
477
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
45
13% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Baldock
Collisions in Baldock are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.4% of the total), with 27.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
89.2% of recorded collisions in Baldock happen on a single carriageway. Around 17.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Baldock have produced 477 casualties. Pedestrians account for 16.8% 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 57 collisions, Monday 50 collisions, Tuesday 52 collisions, Wednesday 45 collisions, Thursday 50 collisions, Friday 68 collisions, Saturday 48 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 268 collisions, Darkness 102 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 330 collisions, Dual carriageway 21 collisions, Roundabout 15 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 304 collisions, 40 mph 43 collisions, 60 mph 3 collisions, 70 mph 17 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 298 collisions, Raining no high winds 47 collisions, Other 9 collisions, Fine + high winds 7 collisions, Raining + high winds 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 306 casualties, Passenger 91 casualties, Pedestrian 80 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Baldock
How many road accidents have there been in Baldock?
370 collisions have been recorded in Baldock in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 477 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Baldock were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 45 were serious — 13% of all recorded collisions in Baldock resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Baldock?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Baldock, accounting for 18.4% of them, and 27.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Baldock happen on?
89.2% of collisions in Baldock are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Baldock?
Pedestrians make up 16.8% of the 477 casualties recorded in Baldock.
Is road safety in Baldock getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Baldock rose 40% 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 Baldock 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 Baldock cover 1999 to 2025.