IV51 postcode district road traffic accidents
The IV51 postcode district recorded 124 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 165 casualties. Of these collisions, 4 were fatal and 23 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 23
- Casualties
- 165
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 23
- Casualties
- 165
Collisions by Year
Areas covering IV51
Roads in IV51
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the IV51 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the IV51 postcode district
Collisions recorded
124
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
165
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
4
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
23
21.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the IV51 postcode district
Collisions in the IV51 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (20.2% of the total), with 22.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
85.5% of recorded collisions in the IV51 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 39.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the IV51 postcode district have produced 165 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 11 collisions, Monday 14 collisions, Tuesday 20 collisions, Wednesday 17 collisions, Thursday 18 collisions, Friday 25 collisions, Saturday 19 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 96 collisions, Darkness 28 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 106 collisions, Dual carriageway 9 collisions, One way street 4 collisions, Roundabout 2 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 10 mph 1 collisions, 20 mph 4 collisions, 30 mph 43 collisions, 40 mph 3 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 72 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 74 collisions, Raining no high winds 32 collisions, Raining + high winds 6 collisions, Other 5 collisions, Snowing no high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 82 casualties, Passenger 52 casualties, Pedestrian 31 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the IV51 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the IV51 postcode district?
124 collisions have been recorded in the IV51 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 165 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the IV51 postcode district were serious or fatal?
4 were fatal and 23 were serious — 21.8% of all recorded collisions in the IV51 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the IV51 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the IV51 postcode district, accounting for 20.2% of them, and 22.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the IV51 postcode district happen on?
85.5% of collisions in the IV51 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the IV51 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 18.8% of the 165 casualties recorded in the IV51 postcode district.
Is road safety in the IV51 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the IV51 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the IV51 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 IV51 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.