Creswell road traffic accidents
Creswell recorded 122 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 142 casualties. Of these collisions, 0 were fatal and 21 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 700% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 21
- Casualties
- 142
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 21
- Casualties
- 142
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Creswell
Postcode districts in Creswell
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Creswell
Road collision statistics for Creswell
Collisions recorded
122
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
142
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
0
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
21
17.2% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Creswell
Collisions in Creswell are most frequently recorded on a Monday (19.7% of the total), with 20.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
99.2% of recorded collisions in Creswell happen on a single carriageway. Around 13.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Creswell have produced 142 casualties. Pedestrians account for 28.2% 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 11 collisions, Monday 24 collisions, Tuesday 23 collisions, Wednesday 17 collisions, Thursday 13 collisions, Friday 17 collisions, Saturday 17 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 97 collisions, Darkness 25 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 121 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 118 collisions, 60 mph 4 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 104 collisions, Unknown 9 collisions, Raining no high winds 3 collisions, Other 3 collisions, Fine + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 79 casualties, Passenger 23 casualties, Pedestrian 40 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Creswell
How many road accidents have there been in Creswell?
122 collisions have been recorded in Creswell in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 142 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Creswell were serious or fatal?
0 were fatal and 21 were serious — 17.2% of all recorded collisions in Creswell resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Creswell?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in Creswell, accounting for 19.7% of them, and 20.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Creswell happen on?
99.2% of collisions in Creswell are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Creswell?
Pedestrians make up 28.2% of the 142 casualties recorded in Creswell.
Is road safety in Creswell getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Creswell rose 700% 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 Creswell 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 Creswell cover 1999 to 2025.