L2 postcode district road traffic accidents
The L2 postcode district recorded 497 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 810 casualties. Of these collisions, 5 were fatal and 64 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 7% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 64
- Casualties
- 810
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 64
- Casualties
- 810
Collisions by Year
Areas covering L2
Towns in L2
Roads in L2
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the L2 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the L2 postcode district
Collisions recorded
497
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
810
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
5
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
64
13.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the L2 postcode district
Collisions in the L2 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (16.9% of the total), with 23.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
42.1% of recorded collisions in the L2 postcode district happen on a dual carriageway. Around 16.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the L2 postcode district have produced 810 casualties. Pedestrians account for 38.1% 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 53 collisions, Monday 73 collisions, Tuesday 80 collisions, Wednesday 63 collisions, Thursday 84 collisions, Friday 83 collisions, Saturday 61 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 380 collisions, Darkness 117 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Dual carriageway 209 collisions, Single carriageway 197 collisions, One way street 56 collisions, One way street/Slip road 30 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, Roundabout 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 16 collisions, 30 mph 474 collisions, 40 mph 7 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 399 collisions, Raining no high winds 58 collisions, Fine + high winds 15 collisions, Unknown 11 collisions, Raining + high winds 9 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 334 casualties, Passenger 167 casualties, Pedestrian 309 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the L2 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the L2 postcode district?
497 collisions have been recorded in the L2 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 810 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the L2 postcode district were serious or fatal?
5 were fatal and 64 were serious — 13.9% of all recorded collisions in the L2 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the L2 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the L2 postcode district, accounting for 16.9% of them, and 23.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the L2 postcode district happen on?
42.1% of collisions in the L2 postcode district are recorded on a dual carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the L2 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 38.1% of the 810 casualties recorded in the L2 postcode district.
Is road safety in the L2 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the L2 postcode district fell 7% 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 L2 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 L2 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.