LA13 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LA13 postcode district recorded 626 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 802 casualties. Of these collisions, 9 were fatal and 96 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 33% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 96
- Casualties
- 802
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 96
- Casualties
- 802
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LA13
Towns in LA13
Roads in LA13
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LA13 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LA13 postcode district
Collisions recorded
626
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
802
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
9
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
96
16.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LA13 postcode district
Collisions in the LA13 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (17.3% of the total), with 27% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
92% of recorded collisions in the LA13 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 24.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LA13 postcode district have produced 802 casualties. Pedestrians account for 15.3% 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 70 collisions, Monday 98 collisions, Tuesday 108 collisions, Wednesday 88 collisions, Thursday 100 collisions, Friday 104 collisions, Saturday 58 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 457 collisions, Darkness 169 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 576 collisions, Roundabout 27 collisions, Dual carriageway 9 collisions, One way street 7 collisions, Unknown 7 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 11 collisions, 30 mph 472 collisions, 40 mph 62 collisions, 50 mph 13 collisions, 60 mph 68 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 471 collisions, Raining no high winds 85 collisions, Unknown 25 collisions, Other 16 collisions, Raining + high winds 13 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 510 casualties, Passenger 169 casualties, Pedestrian 123 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
Showing 6 of 626 accidents
Accident 1999030000380
SlightAccident 1999030000198
SlightAccident 1999030000098
SlightAccident 1999030000094
SeriousAccident 1999030000113
SlightAccident 1999030000056
SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LA13 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LA13 postcode district?
626 collisions have been recorded in the LA13 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 802 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LA13 postcode district were serious or fatal?
9 were fatal and 96 were serious — 16.8% of all recorded collisions in the LA13 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LA13 postcode district?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in the LA13 postcode district, accounting for 17.3% of them, and 27% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LA13 postcode district happen on?
92% of collisions in the LA13 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LA13 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 15.3% of the 802 casualties recorded in the LA13 postcode district.
Is road safety in the LA13 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the LA13 postcode district rose 33% 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 LA13 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 LA13 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.