GL13 postcode district road traffic accidents
The GL13 postcode district recorded 293 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 432 casualties. Of these collisions, 12 were fatal and 63 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 27% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 12
- Serious
- 63
- Casualties
- 432
- Fatal
- 12
- Serious
- 63
- Casualties
- 432
Collisions by Year
Areas covering GL13
Roads in GL13
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the GL13 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the GL13 postcode district
Collisions recorded
293
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
432
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
12
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
63
25.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the GL13 postcode district
Collisions in the GL13 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.4% of the total), with 25.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
80.5% of recorded collisions in the GL13 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 23.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the GL13 postcode district have produced 432 casualties. Pedestrians account for 6.3% 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 36 collisions, Monday 34 collisions, Tuesday 27 collisions, Wednesday 50 collisions, Thursday 48 collisions, Friday 54 collisions, Saturday 44 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 219 collisions, Darkness 74 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 236 collisions, Dual carriageway 46 collisions, Roundabout 8 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 53 collisions, 40 mph 34 collisions, 50 mph 51 collisions, 60 mph 107 collisions, 70 mph 46 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 224 collisions, Raining no high winds 42 collisions, Unknown 10 collisions, Other 7 collisions, Raining + high winds 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 296 casualties, Passenger 109 casualties, Pedestrian 27 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the GL13 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the GL13 postcode district?
293 collisions have been recorded in the GL13 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 432 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the GL13 postcode district were serious or fatal?
12 were fatal and 63 were serious — 25.6% of all recorded collisions in the GL13 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the GL13 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the GL13 postcode district, accounting for 18.4% of them, and 25.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the GL13 postcode district happen on?
80.5% of collisions in the GL13 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the GL13 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 6.3% of the 432 casualties recorded in the GL13 postcode district.
Is road safety in the GL13 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the GL13 postcode district fell 27% 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 GL13 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 GL13 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.