L62 postcode district road traffic accidents
The L62 postcode district recorded 532 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 754 casualties. Of these collisions, 5 were fatal and 81 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 81
- Casualties
- 754
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 81
- Casualties
- 754
Collisions by Year
Areas covering L62
Towns in L62
Roads in L62
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the L62 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the L62 postcode district
Collisions recorded
532
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
754
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
5
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
81
16.2% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the L62 postcode district
Collisions in the L62 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.7% of the total), with 24.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
57.9% of recorded collisions in the L62 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 18.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the L62 postcode district have produced 754 casualties. Pedestrians account for 8.8% 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 66 collisions, Monday 79 collisions, Tuesday 86 collisions, Wednesday 67 collisions, Thursday 79 collisions, Friday 89 collisions, Saturday 66 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 402 collisions, Darkness 130 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 308 collisions, Dual carriageway 110 collisions, Roundabout 106 collisions, Slip road 4 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 10 collisions, 30 mph 323 collisions, 40 mph 136 collisions, 50 mph 17 collisions, 60 mph 1 collisions, 70 mph 45 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 422 collisions, Raining no high winds 72 collisions, Unknown 11 collisions, Fine + high winds 9 collisions, Other 8 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 480 casualties, Passenger 208 casualties, Pedestrian 66 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the L62 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the L62 postcode district?
532 collisions have been recorded in the L62 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 754 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the L62 postcode district were serious or fatal?
5 were fatal and 81 were serious — 16.2% of all recorded collisions in the L62 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the L62 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the L62 postcode district, accounting for 16.7% of them, and 24.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the L62 postcode district happen on?
57.9% of collisions in the L62 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the L62 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 8.8% of the 754 casualties recorded in the L62 postcode district.
Is road safety in the L62 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the L62 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the L62 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 L62 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.