Gobowen road traffic accidents
Gobowen recorded 75 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 98 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 13
- Casualties
- 98
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 13
- Casualties
- 98
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Gobowen
Roads in Gobowen
Postcode districts in Gobowen
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Gobowen
Road collision statistics for Gobowen
Collisions recorded
75
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
98
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
13
18.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Gobowen
Collisions in Gobowen are most frequently recorded on a Monday (20% of the total), with 21.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
96% of recorded collisions in Gobowen happen on a single carriageway. Around 13.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Gobowen have produced 98 casualties. Pedestrians account for 13.3% 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 5 collisions, Monday 15 collisions, Tuesday 9 collisions, Wednesday 10 collisions, Thursday 10 collisions, Friday 13 collisions, Saturday 13 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 59 collisions, Darkness 16 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 72 collisions, Roundabout 2 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 65 collisions, 40 mph 7 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 2 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 64 collisions, Raining no high winds 9 collisions, Fine + high winds 1 collisions, Raining + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 69 casualties, Passenger 16 casualties, Pedestrian 13 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Gobowen
How many road accidents have there been in Gobowen?
75 collisions have been recorded in Gobowen in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 98 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Gobowen were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 13 were serious — 18.7% of all recorded collisions in Gobowen resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Gobowen?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in Gobowen, accounting for 20% of them, and 21.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Gobowen happen on?
96% of collisions in Gobowen are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Gobowen?
Pedestrians make up 13.3% of the 98 casualties recorded in Gobowen.
Is road safety in Gobowen getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Gobowen were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Gobowen 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 Gobowen cover 1999 to 2025.