Reddish road traffic accidents
Reddish recorded 765 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 934 casualties. Of these collisions, 9 were fatal and 106 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 8% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 106
- Casualties
- 934
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 106
- Casualties
- 934
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Reddish
Roads in Reddish
Postcode districts in Reddish
Planning applications nearby
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Reddish
Road collision statistics for Reddish
Collisions recorded
765
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
934
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
9
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
106
15% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Reddish
Collisions in Reddish are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.6% of the total), with 27.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
90.6% of recorded collisions in Reddish happen on a single carriageway. Around 17.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Reddish have produced 934 casualties. Pedestrians account for 27.4% 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 91 collisions, Monday 108 collisions, Tuesday 106 collisions, Wednesday 106 collisions, Thursday 117 collisions, Friday 135 collisions, Saturday 102 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 558 collisions, Darkness 207 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 693 collisions, Unknown 38 collisions, Dual carriageway 20 collisions, One way street 7 collisions, One way street/Slip road 6 collisions, Roundabout 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 21 collisions, 30 mph 744 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 618 collisions, Raining no high winds 100 collisions, Unknown 17 collisions, Fine + high winds 12 collisions, Other 9 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 504 casualties, Passenger 174 casualties, Pedestrian 256 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
Showing 5 of 765 accidents
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Reddish
How many road accidents have there been in Reddish?
765 collisions have been recorded in Reddish in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 934 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Reddish were serious or fatal?
9 were fatal and 106 were serious — 15% of all recorded collisions in Reddish resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Reddish?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Reddish, accounting for 17.6% of them, and 27.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Reddish happen on?
90.6% of collisions in Reddish are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Reddish?
Pedestrians make up 27.4% of the 934 casualties recorded in Reddish.
Is road safety in Reddish getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Reddish fell 8% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Reddish 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 Reddish cover 1999 to 2025.