LA6 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LA6 postcode district recorded 1,258 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,867 casualties. Of these collisions, 44 were fatal and 340 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 14% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 44
- Serious
- 340
- Casualties
- 1,867
- Fatal
- 44
- Serious
- 340
- Casualties
- 1,867
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LA6
Roads in LA6
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LA6 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LA6 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,258
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,867
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
44
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
340
30.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LA6 postcode district
Collisions in the LA6 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Sunday (18.8% of the total), with 24.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
79% of recorded collisions in the LA6 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 22.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LA6 postcode district have produced 1,867 casualties. Pedestrians account for 3.9% 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 237 collisions, Monday 180 collisions, Tuesday 149 collisions, Wednesday 158 collisions, Thursday 152 collisions, Friday 193 collisions, Saturday 189 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 945 collisions, Darkness 313 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 994 collisions, Dual carriageway 234 collisions, Roundabout 12 collisions, One way street 6 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, One way street/Slip road 4 collisions, Slip road 3 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 5 collisions, 30 mph 192 collisions, 40 mph 111 collisions, 50 mph 34 collisions, 60 mph 692 collisions, 70 mph 224 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 956 collisions, Raining no high winds 177 collisions, Raining + high winds 30 collisions, Other 21 collisions, Fine + high winds 19 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,252 casualties, Passenger 543 casualties, Pedestrian 72 casualties.
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FatalFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LA6 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LA6 postcode district?
1,258 collisions have been recorded in the LA6 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,867 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LA6 postcode district were serious or fatal?
44 were fatal and 340 were serious — 30.5% of all recorded collisions in the LA6 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LA6 postcode district?
Sunday is the most common day for collisions in the LA6 postcode district, accounting for 18.8% of them, and 24.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LA6 postcode district happen on?
79% of collisions in the LA6 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LA6 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 3.9% of the 1,867 casualties recorded in the LA6 postcode district.
Is road safety in the LA6 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the LA6 postcode district rose 14% 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 LA6 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 LA6 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.