GL19 postcode district road traffic accidents
The GL19 postcode district recorded 693 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 994 casualties. Of these collisions, 33 were fatal and 151 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 39% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 33
- Serious
- 151
- Casualties
- 994
- Fatal
- 33
- Serious
- 151
- Casualties
- 994
Collisions by Year
Areas covering GL19
Roads in GL19
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the GL19 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the GL19 postcode district
Collisions recorded
693
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
994
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
33
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
151
26.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the GL19 postcode district
Collisions in the GL19 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (16.5% of the total), with 27.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
90.3% of recorded collisions in the GL19 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the GL19 postcode district have produced 994 casualties. Pedestrians account for 2.8% 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 84 collisions, Monday 98 collisions, Tuesday 97 collisions, Wednesday 103 collisions, Thursday 114 collisions, Friday 85 collisions, Saturday 112 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 500 collisions, Darkness 193 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 626 collisions, Dual carriageway 64 collisions, Slip road 2 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 79 collisions, 40 mph 74 collisions, 50 mph 187 collisions, 60 mph 302 collisions, 70 mph 51 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 580 collisions, Raining no high winds 65 collisions, Raining + high winds 14 collisions, Other 10 collisions, Fine + high winds 8 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 712 casualties, Passenger 254 casualties, Pedestrian 28 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the GL19 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the GL19 postcode district?
693 collisions have been recorded in the GL19 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 994 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the GL19 postcode district were serious or fatal?
33 were fatal and 151 were serious — 26.6% of all recorded collisions in the GL19 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the GL19 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the GL19 postcode district, accounting for 16.5% of them, and 27.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the GL19 postcode district happen on?
90.3% of collisions in the GL19 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the GL19 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 2.8% of the 994 casualties recorded in the GL19 postcode district.
Is road safety in the GL19 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the GL19 postcode district rose 39% 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 GL19 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 GL19 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.