Rainworth road traffic accidents
Rainworth recorded 230 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 293 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 42 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 125% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 42
- Casualties
- 293
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 42
- Casualties
- 293
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Rainworth
Roads in Rainworth
Postcode districts in Rainworth
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Rainworth
Road collision statistics for Rainworth
Collisions recorded
230
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
293
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
42
19.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Rainworth
Collisions in Rainworth are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (16.5% of the total), with 26.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
96.1% of recorded collisions in Rainworth happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Rainworth have produced 293 casualties. Pedestrians account for 16.7% 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 23 collisions, Monday 36 collisions, Tuesday 38 collisions, Wednesday 38 collisions, Thursday 34 collisions, Friday 27 collisions, Saturday 34 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 169 collisions, Darkness 61 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 221 collisions, Dual carriageway 5 collisions, Roundabout 2 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 200 collisions, 40 mph 15 collisions, 60 mph 14 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 192 collisions, Raining no high winds 24 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, Other 4 collisions, Raining + high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 179 casualties, Passenger 65 casualties, Pedestrian 49 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Rainworth
How many road accidents have there been in Rainworth?
230 collisions have been recorded in Rainworth in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 293 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Rainworth were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 42 were serious — 19.6% of all recorded collisions in Rainworth resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Rainworth?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in Rainworth, accounting for 16.5% of them, and 26.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Rainworth happen on?
96.1% of collisions in Rainworth are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Rainworth?
Pedestrians make up 16.7% of the 293 casualties recorded in Rainworth.
Is road safety in Rainworth getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Rainworth rose 125% 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 Rainworth 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 Rainworth cover 1999 to 2025.