LD1 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LD1 postcode district recorded 570 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 802 casualties. Of these collisions, 17 were fatal and 162 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 54% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 17
- Serious
- 162
- Casualties
- 802
- Fatal
- 17
- Serious
- 162
- Casualties
- 802
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LD1
Towns in LD1
Roads in LD1
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LD1 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LD1 postcode district
Collisions recorded
570
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
17
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
162
31.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LD1 postcode district
Collisions in the LD1 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.8% of the total), with 20.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
92.8% of recorded collisions in the LD1 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 25.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LD1 postcode district have produced 802 casualties. Pedestrians account for 8.2% 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 89 collisions, Monday 67 collisions, Tuesday 70 collisions, Wednesday 66 collisions, Thursday 87 collisions, Friday 107 collisions, Saturday 84 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 455 collisions, Darkness 115 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 529 collisions, Roundabout 20 collisions, One way street 15 collisions, Dual carriageway 4 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 9 collisions, 30 mph 191 collisions, 40 mph 8 collisions, 50 mph 34 collisions, 60 mph 328 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 425 collisions, Raining no high winds 88 collisions, Other 31 collisions, Raining + high winds 12 collisions, Snowing no high winds 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 520 casualties, Passenger 216 casualties, Pedestrian 66 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LD1 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LD1 postcode district?
570 collisions have been recorded in the LD1 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 802 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LD1 postcode district were serious or fatal?
17 were fatal and 162 were serious — 31.4% of all recorded collisions in the LD1 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LD1 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the LD1 postcode district, accounting for 18.8% of them, and 20.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LD1 postcode district happen on?
92.8% of collisions in the LD1 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LD1 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 8.2% of the 802 casualties recorded in the LD1 postcode district.
Is road safety in the LD1 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the LD1 postcode district rose 54% 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 LD1 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 LD1 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.