L37 postcode district road traffic accidents
The L37 postcode district recorded 871 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,182 casualties. Of these collisions, 16 were fatal and 140 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 13% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 16
- Serious
- 140
- Casualties
- 1,182
- Fatal
- 16
- Serious
- 140
- Casualties
- 1,182
Collisions by Year
Areas covering L37
Roads in L37
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the L37 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the L37 postcode district
Collisions recorded
871
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,182
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
16
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
140
17.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the L37 postcode district
Collisions in the L37 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.8% of the total), with 23% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
63.6% of recorded collisions in the L37 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the L37 postcode district have produced 1,182 casualties. Pedestrians account for 13.3% 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 102 collisions, Monday 118 collisions, Tuesday 121 collisions, Wednesday 129 collisions, Thursday 136 collisions, Friday 146 collisions, Saturday 119 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 671 collisions, Darkness 200 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 554 collisions, Dual carriageway 212 collisions, Roundabout 95 collisions, One way street 8 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 60 collisions, 30 mph 513 collisions, 40 mph 21 collisions, 50 mph 13 collisions, 60 mph 134 collisions, 70 mph 130 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 707 collisions, Raining no high winds 104 collisions, Fine + high winds 14 collisions, Raining + high winds 14 collisions, Unknown 9 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 754 casualties, Passenger 271 casualties, Pedestrian 157 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the L37 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the L37 postcode district?
871 collisions have been recorded in the L37 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,182 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the L37 postcode district were serious or fatal?
16 were fatal and 140 were serious — 17.9% of all recorded collisions in the L37 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the L37 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the L37 postcode district, accounting for 16.8% of them, and 23% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the L37 postcode district happen on?
63.6% of collisions in the L37 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the L37 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 13.3% of the 1,182 casualties recorded in the L37 postcode district.
Is road safety in the L37 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the L37 postcode district rose 13% 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 L37 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 L37 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.