Carleton road traffic accidents
Carleton recorded 168 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 223 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 33% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 35
- Casualties
- 223
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 35
- Casualties
- 223
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Carleton
Roads in Carleton
Postcode districts in Carleton
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Carleton
Road collision statistics for Carleton
Collisions recorded
168
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
223
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
35
22% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Carleton
Collisions in Carleton are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (19% of the total), with 24.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
97% of recorded collisions in Carleton happen on a single carriageway. Around 13.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Carleton have produced 223 casualties. Pedestrians account for 14.8% 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 22 collisions, Monday 14 collisions, Tuesday 32 collisions, Wednesday 20 collisions, Thursday 25 collisions, Friday 29 collisions, Saturday 26 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 127 collisions, Darkness 41 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 163 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 6 collisions, 30 mph 161 collisions, 60 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 142 collisions, Raining no high winds 20 collisions, Fine + high winds 3 collisions, Raining + high winds 1 collisions, Other 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 150 casualties, Passenger 40 casualties, Pedestrian 33 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Carleton
How many road accidents have there been in Carleton?
168 collisions have been recorded in Carleton in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 223 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Carleton were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 35 were serious — 22% of all recorded collisions in Carleton resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Carleton?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in Carleton, accounting for 19% of them, and 24.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Carleton happen on?
97% of collisions in Carleton are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Carleton?
Pedestrians make up 14.8% of the 223 casualties recorded in Carleton.
Is road safety in Carleton getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Carleton rose 33% 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 Carleton 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 Carleton cover 1999 to 2025.