FY7 postcode district road traffic accidents
The FY7 postcode district recorded 1,395 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,749 casualties. Of these collisions, 11 were fatal and 279 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 11
- Serious
- 279
- Casualties
- 1,749
- Fatal
- 11
- Serious
- 279
- Casualties
- 1,749
Collisions by Year
Areas covering FY7
Towns in FY7
Roads in FY7
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the FY7 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the FY7 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,395
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,749
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
11
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
279
20.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the FY7 postcode district
Collisions in the FY7 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (16.5% of the total), with 24.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
86.4% of recorded collisions in the FY7 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 18.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the FY7 postcode district have produced 1,749 casualties. Pedestrians account for 18.8% 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 151 collisions, Monday 187 collisions, Tuesday 196 collisions, Wednesday 230 collisions, Thursday 227 collisions, Friday 223 collisions, Saturday 181 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,055 collisions, Darkness 340 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,205 collisions, Roundabout 135 collisions, Dual carriageway 24 collisions, One way street 13 collisions, Unknown 9 collisions, One way street/Slip road 6 collisions, Slip road 3 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 149 collisions, 30 mph 1,044 collisions, 40 mph 146 collisions, 50 mph 10 collisions, 60 mph 46 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,106 collisions, Raining no high winds 174 collisions, Unknown 36 collisions, Other 27 collisions, Fine + high winds 26 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,057 casualties, Passenger 363 casualties, Pedestrian 329 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the FY7 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the FY7 postcode district?
1,395 collisions have been recorded in the FY7 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,749 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the FY7 postcode district were serious or fatal?
11 were fatal and 279 were serious — 20.8% of all recorded collisions in the FY7 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the FY7 postcode district?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in the FY7 postcode district, accounting for 16.5% of them, and 24.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the FY7 postcode district happen on?
86.4% of collisions in the FY7 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the FY7 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 18.8% of the 1,749 casualties recorded in the FY7 postcode district.
Is road safety in the FY7 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the FY7 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the FY7 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 FY7 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.