AL7 postcode district road traffic accidents
The AL7 postcode district recorded 1,563 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,073 casualties. Of these collisions, 17 were fatal and 243 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 28% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 17
- Serious
- 243
- Casualties
- 2,073
- Fatal
- 17
- Serious
- 243
- Casualties
- 2,073
Collisions by Year
Areas covering AL7
Towns in AL7
Roads in AL7
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the AL7 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the AL7 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,563
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
2,073
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
17
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
243
16.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the AL7 postcode district
Collisions in the AL7 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (17.6% of the total), with 24.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
83% of recorded collisions in the AL7 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 17.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the AL7 postcode district have produced 2,073 casualties. Pedestrians account for 11.7% 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 154 collisions, Monday 228 collisions, Tuesday 245 collisions, Wednesday 220 collisions, Thursday 275 collisions, Friday 263 collisions, Saturday 178 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,182 collisions, Darkness 381 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,297 collisions, Roundabout 192 collisions, Dual carriageway 33 collisions, One way street 27 collisions, One way street/Slip road 8 collisions, Unknown 6 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 13 collisions, 30 mph 1,109 collisions, 40 mph 341 collisions, 50 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 97 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,287 collisions, Raining no high winds 186 collisions, Other 45 collisions, Unknown 12 collisions, Raining + high winds 11 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,429 casualties, Passenger 401 casualties, Pedestrian 243 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the AL7 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the AL7 postcode district?
1,563 collisions have been recorded in the AL7 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,073 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the AL7 postcode district were serious or fatal?
17 were fatal and 243 were serious — 16.6% of all recorded collisions in the AL7 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the AL7 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the AL7 postcode district, accounting for 17.6% of them, and 24.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the AL7 postcode district happen on?
83% of collisions in the AL7 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the AL7 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 11.7% of the 2,073 casualties recorded in the AL7 postcode district.
Is road safety in the AL7 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the AL7 postcode district fell 28% 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 the AL7 postcode district 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 the AL7 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.