Rawdon road traffic accidents
Rawdon recorded 241 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 323 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 33% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 34
- Casualties
- 323
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 34
- Casualties
- 323
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Rawdon
Roads in Rawdon
Postcode districts in Rawdon
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Rawdon
Road collision statistics for Rawdon
Collisions recorded
241
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
323
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
34
14.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Rawdon
Collisions in Rawdon are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (19.9% of the total), with 27% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
96.3% of recorded collisions in Rawdon happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Rawdon have produced 323 casualties. Pedestrians account for 14.9% 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 24 collisions, Monday 27 collisions, Tuesday 35 collisions, Wednesday 33 collisions, Thursday 48 collisions, Friday 41 collisions, Saturday 33 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 176 collisions, Darkness 65 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 232 collisions, Dual carriageway 5 collisions, Roundabout 1 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 189 collisions, 40 mph 48 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 197 collisions, Raining no high winds 28 collisions, Fine + high winds 5 collisions, Other 4 collisions, Raining + high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 212 casualties, Passenger 63 casualties, Pedestrian 48 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Rawdon
How many road accidents have there been in Rawdon?
241 collisions have been recorded in Rawdon in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 323 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Rawdon were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 34 were serious — 14.9% of all recorded collisions in Rawdon resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Rawdon?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in Rawdon, accounting for 19.9% of them, and 27% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Rawdon happen on?
96.3% of collisions in Rawdon are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Rawdon?
Pedestrians make up 14.9% of the 323 casualties recorded in Rawdon.
Is road safety in Rawdon getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Rawdon rose 33% 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 Rawdon 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 Rawdon cover 1999 to 2025.