L26 postcode district road traffic accidents
The L26 postcode district recorded 581 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 867 casualties. Of these collisions, 6 were fatal and 82 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 27% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 82
- Casualties
- 867
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 82
- Casualties
- 867
Collisions by Year
Areas covering L26
Towns in L26
Roads in L26
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the L26 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the L26 postcode district
Collisions recorded
581
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
867
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
6
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
82
15.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the L26 postcode district
Collisions in the L26 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.9% of the total), with 27.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
87.4% of recorded collisions in the L26 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 20.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the L26 postcode district have produced 867 casualties. Pedestrians account for 12.2% 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 60 collisions, Monday 75 collisions, Tuesday 99 collisions, Wednesday 94 collisions, Thursday 84 collisions, Friday 104 collisions, Saturday 65 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 420 collisions, Darkness 161 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 508 collisions, Dual carriageway 51 collisions, Roundabout 17 collisions, Slip road 3 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 28 collisions, 30 mph 465 collisions, 40 mph 23 collisions, 50 mph 5 collisions, 60 mph 33 collisions, 70 mph 27 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 456 collisions, Raining no high winds 73 collisions, Other 15 collisions, Unknown 11 collisions, Snowing no high winds 6 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 490 casualties, Passenger 271 casualties, Pedestrian 106 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the L26 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the L26 postcode district?
581 collisions have been recorded in the L26 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 867 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the L26 postcode district were serious or fatal?
6 were fatal and 82 were serious — 15.1% of all recorded collisions in the L26 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the L26 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the L26 postcode district, accounting for 17.9% of them, and 27.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the L26 postcode district happen on?
87.4% of collisions in the L26 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the L26 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 12.2% of the 867 casualties recorded in the L26 postcode district.
Is road safety in the L26 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the L26 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 L26 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 L26 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.