BL7 postcode district road traffic accidents
The BL7 postcode district recorded 625 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 896 casualties. Of these collisions, 17 were fatal and 136 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 64% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 17
- Serious
- 136
- Casualties
- 896
- Fatal
- 17
- Serious
- 136
- Casualties
- 896
Collisions by Year
Areas covering BL7
Towns in BL7
Roads in BL7
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the BL7 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the BL7 postcode district
Collisions recorded
625
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
896
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
17
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
136
24.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the BL7 postcode district
Collisions in the BL7 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Sunday (17.4% of the total), with 25.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
97.6% of recorded collisions in the BL7 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the BL7 postcode district have produced 896 casualties. Pedestrians account for 11% 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 109 collisions, Monday 72 collisions, Tuesday 84 collisions, Wednesday 81 collisions, Thursday 91 collisions, Friday 105 collisions, Saturday 83 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 465 collisions, Darkness 160 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 610 collisions, Dual carriageway 7 collisions, Unknown 6 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 4 collisions, 30 mph 381 collisions, 40 mph 52 collisions, 50 mph 48 collisions, 60 mph 140 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 492 collisions, Raining no high winds 82 collisions, Unknown 13 collisions, Other 10 collisions, Raining + high winds 9 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 567 casualties, Passenger 230 casualties, Pedestrian 99 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the BL7 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the BL7 postcode district?
625 collisions have been recorded in the BL7 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 896 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the BL7 postcode district were serious or fatal?
17 were fatal and 136 were serious — 24.5% of all recorded collisions in the BL7 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the BL7 postcode district?
Sunday is the most common day for collisions in the BL7 postcode district, accounting for 17.4% of them, and 25.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the BL7 postcode district happen on?
97.6% of collisions in the BL7 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the BL7 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 11% of the 896 casualties recorded in the BL7 postcode district.
Is road safety in the BL7 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the BL7 postcode district rose 64% 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 the BL7 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 BL7 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.