Stretham road traffic accidents
Stretham recorded 72 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 99 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 33% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 13
- Casualties
- 99
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 13
- Casualties
- 99
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Stretham
Roads in Stretham
Postcode districts in Stretham
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Stretham
Road collision statistics for Stretham
Collisions recorded
72
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
99
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
13
19.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Stretham
Collisions in Stretham are most frequently recorded on a Sunday (16.7% of the total), with 22.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
73.6% of recorded collisions in Stretham happen on a single carriageway. Around 22.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Stretham have produced 99 casualties. Pedestrians account for 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 12 collisions, Monday 8 collisions, Tuesday 12 collisions, Wednesday 9 collisions, Thursday 10 collisions, Friday 9 collisions, Saturday 12 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 56 collisions, Darkness 16 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 53 collisions, Roundabout 19 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 21 collisions, 40 mph 20 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 29 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 55 collisions, Raining no high winds 7 collisions, Other 4 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, Fine + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 71 casualties, Passenger 25 casualties, Pedestrian 3 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Stretham
How many road accidents have there been in Stretham?
72 collisions have been recorded in Stretham in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 99 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Stretham were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 13 were serious — 19.4% of all recorded collisions in Stretham resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Stretham?
Sunday is the most common day for collisions in Stretham, accounting for 16.7% of them, and 22.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Stretham happen on?
73.6% of collisions in Stretham are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Stretham?
Pedestrians make up 3% of the 99 casualties recorded in Stretham.
Is road safety in Stretham getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Stretham fell 33% 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 Stretham 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 Stretham cover 1999 to 2025.