HX2 postcode district road traffic accidents
The HX2 postcode district recorded 1,592 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,240 casualties. Of these collisions, 15 were fatal and 301 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 10% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 15
- Serious
- 301
- Casualties
- 2,240
- Fatal
- 15
- Serious
- 301
- Casualties
- 2,240
Collisions by Year
Areas covering HX2
Towns in HX2
Roads in HX2
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the HX2 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the HX2 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,592
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
2,240
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
15
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
301
19.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the HX2 postcode district
Collisions in the HX2 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (15.5% of the total), with 29.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
95.9% of recorded collisions in the HX2 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 HX2 postcode district have produced 2,240 casualties. Pedestrians account for 15.8% 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 205 collisions, Monday 227 collisions, Tuesday 214 collisions, Wednesday 238 collisions, Thursday 228 collisions, Friday 234 collisions, Saturday 246 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,120 collisions, Darkness 472 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,527 collisions, Dual carriageway 22 collisions, Roundabout 17 collisions, Unknown 16 collisions, One way street 6 collisions, Slip road 3 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 100 collisions, 30 mph 1,270 collisions, 40 mph 59 collisions, 50 mph 119 collisions, 60 mph 44 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,284 collisions, Raining no high winds 188 collisions, Raining + high winds 35 collisions, Fine + high winds 26 collisions, Other 18 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,306 casualties, Passenger 580 casualties, Pedestrian 354 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the HX2 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the HX2 postcode district?
1,592 collisions have been recorded in the HX2 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,240 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the HX2 postcode district were serious or fatal?
15 were fatal and 301 were serious — 19.8% of all recorded collisions in the HX2 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the HX2 postcode district?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in the HX2 postcode district, accounting for 15.5% of them, and 29.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the HX2 postcode district happen on?
95.9% of collisions in the HX2 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the HX2 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 15.8% of the 2,240 casualties recorded in the HX2 postcode district.
Is road safety in the HX2 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the HX2 postcode district rose 10% 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 HX2 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 HX2 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.