Yapton road traffic accidents
Yapton recorded 143 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 176 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 27 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 38% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 27
- Casualties
- 176
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 27
- Casualties
- 176
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Yapton
Roads in Yapton
Postcode districts in Yapton
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Yapton
Road collision statistics for Yapton
Collisions recorded
143
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
176
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
27
19.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Yapton
Collisions in Yapton are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (20.3% of the total), with 25.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
89.5% of recorded collisions in Yapton happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Yapton have produced 176 casualties. Pedestrians account for 15.9% 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 16 collisions, Monday 20 collisions, Tuesday 29 collisions, Wednesday 21 collisions, Thursday 18 collisions, Friday 22 collisions, Saturday 17 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 107 collisions, Darkness 36 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 128 collisions, Roundabout 14 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 5 collisions, 30 mph 106 collisions, 40 mph 24 collisions, 60 mph 8 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 121 collisions, Raining no high winds 15 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions, Raining + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 122 casualties, Passenger 26 casualties, Pedestrian 28 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Yapton
How many road accidents have there been in Yapton?
143 collisions have been recorded in Yapton in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 176 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Yapton were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 27 were serious — 19.6% of all recorded collisions in Yapton resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Yapton?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in Yapton, accounting for 20.3% of them, and 25.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Yapton happen on?
89.5% of collisions in Yapton are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Yapton?
Pedestrians make up 15.9% of the 176 casualties recorded in Yapton.
Is road safety in Yapton getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Yapton rose 38% 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 Yapton 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 Yapton cover 1999 to 2025.