LA16 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LA16 postcode district recorded 109 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 163 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 20 were serious.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 20
- Casualties
- 163
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 20
- Casualties
- 163
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LA16
Towns in LA16
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LA16 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LA16 postcode district
Collisions recorded
109
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
163
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
20
20.2% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LA16 postcode district
Collisions in the LA16 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (18.3% of the total), with 22.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
96.3% of recorded collisions in the LA16 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 22% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LA16 postcode district have produced 163 casualties. Pedestrians account for 10.4% 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 12 collisions, Monday 19 collisions, Tuesday 15 collisions, Wednesday 20 collisions, Thursday 13 collisions, Friday 16 collisions, Saturday 14 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 84 collisions, Darkness 25 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 105 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, Dual carriageway 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 56 collisions, 40 mph 5 collisions, 50 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 42 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 85 collisions, Raining no high winds 13 collisions, Raining + high winds 3 collisions, Other 3 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 103 casualties, Passenger 43 casualties, Pedestrian 17 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LA16 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LA16 postcode district?
109 collisions have been recorded in the LA16 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 163 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LA16 postcode district were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 20 were serious — 20.2% of all recorded collisions in the LA16 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LA16 postcode district?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in the LA16 postcode district, accounting for 18.3% of them, and 22.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LA16 postcode district happen on?
96.3% of collisions in the LA16 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LA16 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 10.4% of the 163 casualties recorded in the LA16 postcode district.
Where does the road accident data for the LA16 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 LA16 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.