Spalding road traffic accidents
Spalding recorded 1,433 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,732 casualties. Of these collisions, 12 were fatal and 158 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 15% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 12
- Serious
- 158
- Casualties
- 1,732
- Fatal
- 12
- Serious
- 158
- Casualties
- 1,732
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Spalding
Roads in Spalding
Postcode districts in Spalding
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Spalding
Road collision statistics for Spalding
Collisions recorded
1,433
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,732
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
12
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
158
11.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Spalding
Collisions in Spalding are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.5% of the total), with 27.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
89.7% of recorded collisions in Spalding happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Spalding have produced 1,732 casualties. Pedestrians account for 18.1% 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 149 collisions, Monday 199 collisions, Tuesday 210 collisions, Wednesday 199 collisions, Thursday 232 collisions, Friday 236 collisions, Saturday 208 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,044 collisions, Darkness 389 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,285 collisions, Roundabout 70 collisions, One way street 30 collisions, One way street/Slip road 20 collisions, Unknown 17 collisions, Dual carriageway 10 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 1,285 collisions, 40 mph 58 collisions, 50 mph 9 collisions, 60 mph 78 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,177 collisions, Raining no high winds 117 collisions, Unknown 67 collisions, Other 31 collisions, Fine + high winds 16 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,128 casualties, Passenger 290 casualties, Pedestrian 314 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Spalding
How many road accidents have there been in Spalding?
1,433 collisions have been recorded in Spalding in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,732 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Spalding were serious or fatal?
12 were fatal and 158 were serious — 11.9% of all recorded collisions in Spalding resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Spalding?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Spalding, accounting for 16.5% of them, and 27.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Spalding happen on?
89.7% of collisions in Spalding are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Spalding?
Pedestrians make up 18.1% of the 1,732 casualties recorded in Spalding.
Is road safety in Spalding getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Spalding rose 15% 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 Spalding 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 Spalding cover 1999 to 2025.