L64 postcode district road traffic accidents
The L64 postcode district recorded 417 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 589 casualties. Of these collisions, 9 were fatal and 76 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 40% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 76
- Casualties
- 589
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 76
- Casualties
- 589
Collisions by Year
Areas covering L64
Towns in L64
Roads in L64
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the L64 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the L64 postcode district
Collisions recorded
417
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
589
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
9
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
76
20.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the L64 postcode district
Collisions in the L64 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17% of the total), with 23.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
83% of recorded collisions in the L64 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 18.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the L64 postcode district have produced 589 casualties. Pedestrians account for 9.5% 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 37 collisions, Monday 50 collisions, Tuesday 69 collisions, Wednesday 69 collisions, Thursday 57 collisions, Friday 71 collisions, Saturday 64 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 319 collisions, Darkness 98 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 346 collisions, Dual carriageway 43 collisions, Roundabout 18 collisions, Unknown 7 collisions, One way street 3 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 15 collisions, 30 mph 223 collisions, 40 mph 82 collisions, 50 mph 5 collisions, 60 mph 79 collisions, 70 mph 13 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 332 collisions, Raining no high winds 54 collisions, Unknown 9 collisions, Fine + high winds 6 collisions, Raining + high winds 6 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 383 casualties, Passenger 150 casualties, Pedestrian 56 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the L64 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the L64 postcode district?
417 collisions have been recorded in the L64 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 589 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the L64 postcode district were serious or fatal?
9 were fatal and 76 were serious — 20.4% of all recorded collisions in the L64 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the L64 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the L64 postcode district, accounting for 17% of them, and 23.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the L64 postcode district happen on?
83% of collisions in the L64 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the L64 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 9.5% of the 589 casualties recorded in the L64 postcode district.
Is road safety in the L64 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the L64 postcode district rose 40% 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 L64 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 L64 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.