Thorpe-le-Soken road traffic accidents
Thorpe-le-Soken recorded 88 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2024, involving 127 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 20 were serious.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 20
- Casualties
- 127
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 20
- Casualties
- 127
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Thorpe-le-Soken
Roads in Thorpe-le-Soken
Postcode districts in Thorpe-le-Soken
Accidents in Thorpe-le-Soken
Road collision statistics for Thorpe-le-Soken
Collisions recorded
88
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
127
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
20
23.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Thorpe-le-Soken
Collisions in Thorpe-le-Soken are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (18.2% of the total), with 27.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
93.2% of recorded collisions in Thorpe-le-Soken happen on a single carriageway. Around 14.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Thorpe-le-Soken have produced 127 casualties. Pedestrians account for 11.8% 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 9 collisions, Tuesday 16 collisions, Wednesday 16 collisions, Thursday 5 collisions, Friday 16 collisions, Saturday 14 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 64 collisions, Darkness 24 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 82 collisions, Roundabout 2 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 63 collisions, 40 mph 17 collisions, 60 mph 8 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 74 collisions, Raining no high winds 8 collisions, Other 3 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions, Fine + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 75 casualties, Passenger 37 casualties, Pedestrian 15 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Thorpe-le-Soken
How many road accidents have there been in Thorpe-le-Soken?
88 collisions have been recorded in Thorpe-le-Soken in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2024, involving 127 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Thorpe-le-Soken were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 20 were serious — 23.9% of all recorded collisions in Thorpe-le-Soken resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Thorpe-le-Soken?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in Thorpe-le-Soken, accounting for 18.2% of them, and 27.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Thorpe-le-Soken happen on?
93.2% of collisions in Thorpe-le-Soken are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Thorpe-le-Soken?
Pedestrians make up 11.8% of the 127 casualties recorded in Thorpe-le-Soken.
Where does the road accident data for Thorpe-le-Soken 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 Thorpe-le-Soken cover 1999 to 2024.