LA3 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LA3 postcode district recorded 1,148 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,536 casualties. Of these collisions, 12 were fatal and 246 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 5% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 12
- Serious
- 246
- Casualties
- 1,536
- Fatal
- 12
- Serious
- 246
- Casualties
- 1,536
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LA3
Towns in LA3
Roads in LA3
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LA3 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LA3 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,148
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,536
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
12
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
246
22.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LA3 postcode district
Collisions in the LA3 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.6% of the total), with 26.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
90.4% of recorded collisions in the LA3 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LA3 postcode district have produced 1,536 casualties. Pedestrians account for 13.7% 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 118 collisions, Monday 173 collisions, Tuesday 169 collisions, Wednesday 170 collisions, Thursday 173 collisions, Friday 190 collisions, Saturday 155 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 843 collisions, Darkness 305 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,038 collisions, Roundabout 58 collisions, Dual carriageway 30 collisions, One way street 11 collisions, Unknown 7 collisions, One way street/Slip road 3 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 73 collisions, 30 mph 827 collisions, 40 mph 157 collisions, 50 mph 36 collisions, 60 mph 55 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 949 collisions, Raining no high winds 129 collisions, Unknown 19 collisions, Fine + high winds 17 collisions, Raining + high winds 17 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 964 casualties, Passenger 362 casualties, Pedestrian 210 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LA3 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LA3 postcode district?
1,148 collisions have been recorded in the LA3 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,536 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LA3 postcode district were serious or fatal?
12 were fatal and 246 were serious — 22.5% of all recorded collisions in the LA3 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LA3 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the LA3 postcode district, accounting for 16.6% of them, and 26.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LA3 postcode district happen on?
90.4% of collisions in the LA3 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LA3 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 13.7% of the 1,536 casualties recorded in the LA3 postcode district.
Is road safety in the LA3 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the LA3 postcode district rose 5% 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 LA3 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 LA3 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.