LA18 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LA18 postcode district recorded 371 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 539 casualties. Of these collisions, 7 were fatal and 73 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 22% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 73
- Casualties
- 539
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 73
- Casualties
- 539
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LA18
Roads in LA18
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LA18 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LA18 postcode district
Collisions recorded
371
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
539
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
7
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
73
21.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LA18 postcode district
Collisions in the LA18 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (16.4% of the total), with 25.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
98.1% of recorded collisions in the LA18 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LA18 postcode district have produced 539 casualties. Pedestrians account for 10.8% 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 52 collisions, Monday 53 collisions, Tuesday 54 collisions, Wednesday 49 collisions, Thursday 61 collisions, Friday 52 collisions, Saturday 50 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 277 collisions, Darkness 94 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 364 collisions, Roundabout 2 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, Dual carriageway 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 26 collisions, 30 mph 137 collisions, 40 mph 4 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 202 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 291 collisions, Raining no high winds 43 collisions, Other 12 collisions, Unknown 12 collisions, Raining + high winds 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 337 casualties, Passenger 144 casualties, Pedestrian 58 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LA18 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LA18 postcode district?
371 collisions have been recorded in the LA18 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 539 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LA18 postcode district were serious or fatal?
7 were fatal and 73 were serious — 21.6% of all recorded collisions in the LA18 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LA18 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the LA18 postcode district, accounting for 16.4% of them, and 25.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LA18 postcode district happen on?
98.1% of collisions in the LA18 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LA18 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 10.8% of the 539 casualties recorded in the LA18 postcode district.
Is road safety in the LA18 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the LA18 postcode district fell 22% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for the LA18 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 LA18 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.