Kington road traffic accidents
Kington recorded 69 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 80 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 9
- Casualties
- 80
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 9
- Casualties
- 80
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Kington
Roads in Kington
Postcode districts in Kington
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Kington
Road collision statistics for Kington
Collisions recorded
69
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
80
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
9
15.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Kington
Collisions in Kington are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (17.4% of the total), with 30.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
91.3% of recorded collisions in Kington happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Kington have produced 80 casualties. Pedestrians account for 31.3% 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 7 collisions, Monday 11 collisions, Tuesday 12 collisions, Wednesday 9 collisions, Thursday 11 collisions, Friday 10 collisions, Saturday 9 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 48 collisions, Darkness 21 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 63 collisions, Roundabout 6 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 55 collisions, 40 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 12 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 58 collisions, Raining no high winds 9 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions, Other 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 44 casualties, Passenger 11 casualties, Pedestrian 25 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Kington
How many road accidents have there been in Kington?
69 collisions have been recorded in Kington in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 80 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Kington were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 9 were serious — 15.9% of all recorded collisions in Kington resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Kington?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in Kington, accounting for 17.4% of them, and 30.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Kington happen on?
91.3% of collisions in Kington are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Kington?
Pedestrians make up 31.3% of the 80 casualties recorded in Kington.
Where does the road accident data for Kington 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 Kington cover 1999 to 2025.