Banks road traffic accidents
Banks recorded 79 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 105 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 20 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 100% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 20
- Casualties
- 105
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 20
- Casualties
- 105
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Banks
Postcode districts in Banks
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Banks
Road collision statistics for Banks
Collisions recorded
79
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
105
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
20
26.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Banks
Collisions in Banks are most frequently recorded on a Friday (20.3% of the total), with 20.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
70.9% of recorded collisions in Banks happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Banks have produced 105 casualties. Pedestrians account for 12.4% 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 9 collisions, Monday 13 collisions, Tuesday 9 collisions, Wednesday 7 collisions, Thursday 13 collisions, Friday 16 collisions, Saturday 12 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 63 collisions, Darkness 16 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 56 collisions, Dual carriageway 15 collisions, Roundabout 8 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 53 collisions, 40 mph 3 collisions, 50 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 6 collisions, 70 mph 14 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 65 collisions, Raining no high winds 11 collisions, Fine + high winds 1 collisions, Other 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 67 casualties, Passenger 25 casualties, Pedestrian 13 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Banks
How many road accidents have there been in Banks?
79 collisions have been recorded in Banks in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 105 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Banks were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 20 were serious — 26.6% of all recorded collisions in Banks resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Banks?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Banks, accounting for 20.3% of them, and 20.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Banks happen on?
70.9% of collisions in Banks are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Banks?
Pedestrians make up 12.4% of the 105 casualties recorded in Banks.
Is road safety in Banks getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Banks rose 100% 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 Banks 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 Banks cover 1999 to 2025.