Hingham road traffic accidents
Hingham recorded 75 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 95 casualties. Of these collisions, 0 were fatal and 13 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 13
- Casualties
- 95
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 13
- Casualties
- 95
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Hingham
Roads in Hingham
Postcode districts in Hingham
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Hingham
Road collision statistics for Hingham
Collisions recorded
75
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
95
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
0
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
13
17.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Hingham
Collisions in Hingham are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (18.7% of the total), with 28% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
100% of recorded collisions in Hingham happen on a single carriageway. Around 18.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Hingham have produced 95 casualties. Pedestrians account for 9.5% 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 6 collisions, Monday 8 collisions, Tuesday 14 collisions, Wednesday 14 collisions, Thursday 10 collisions, Friday 13 collisions, Saturday 10 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 54 collisions, Darkness 21 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 75 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 20 collisions, 30 mph 51 collisions, 40 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 60 collisions, Raining no high winds 8 collisions, Fog or mist 2 collisions, Other 2 collisions, Fine + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 68 casualties, Passenger 18 casualties, Pedestrian 9 casualties.
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Frequently asked questions about road accidents in Hingham
How many road accidents have there been in Hingham?
75 collisions have been recorded in Hingham in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 95 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Hingham were serious or fatal?
0 were fatal and 13 were serious — 17.3% of all recorded collisions in Hingham resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Hingham?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in Hingham, accounting for 18.7% of them, and 28% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Hingham happen on?
100% of collisions in Hingham are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Hingham?
Pedestrians make up 9.5% of the 95 casualties recorded in Hingham.
Is road safety in Hingham getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Hingham were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Hingham 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 Hingham cover 1999 to 2025.