Kessingland road traffic accidents
Kessingland recorded 87 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 107 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 18 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 18
- Casualties
- 107
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 18
- Casualties
- 107
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Kessingland
Roads in Kessingland
Postcode districts in Kessingland
Planning applications nearby
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Kessingland
Road collision statistics for Kessingland
Collisions recorded
87
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
107
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
18
21.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Kessingland
Collisions in Kessingland are most frequently recorded on a Sunday (17.2% of the total), with 34.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
95.4% of recorded collisions in Kessingland happen on a single carriageway. Around 13.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Kessingland have produced 107 casualties. Pedestrians account for 22.4% 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 15 collisions, Monday 12 collisions, Tuesday 12 collisions, Wednesday 14 collisions, Thursday 11 collisions, Friday 10 collisions, Saturday 13 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 57 collisions, Darkness 30 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 83 collisions, Dual carriageway 4 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 75 collisions, 40 mph 5 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 70 mph 3 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 75 collisions, Raining no high winds 6 collisions, Other 3 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, Fog or mist 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 62 casualties, Passenger 21 casualties, Pedestrian 24 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Kessingland
How many road accidents have there been in Kessingland?
87 collisions have been recorded in Kessingland in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 107 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Kessingland were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 18 were serious — 21.8% of all recorded collisions in Kessingland resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Kessingland?
Sunday is the most common day for collisions in Kessingland, accounting for 17.2% of them, and 34.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Kessingland happen on?
95.4% of collisions in Kessingland are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Kessingland?
Pedestrians make up 22.4% of the 107 casualties recorded in Kessingland.
Is road safety in Kessingland getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Kessingland were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Kessingland 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 Kessingland cover 1999 to 2025.