LD2 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LD2 postcode district recorded 519 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 750 casualties. Of these collisions, 10 were fatal and 137 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 21% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 137
- Casualties
- 750
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 137
- Casualties
- 750
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LD2
Towns in LD2
Roads in LD2
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LD2 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LD2 postcode district
Collisions recorded
519
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
750
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
10
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
137
28.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LD2 postcode district
Collisions in the LD2 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Sunday (18.7% of the total), with 24.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
93.1% of recorded collisions in the LD2 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 27.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LD2 postcode district have produced 750 casualties. Pedestrians account for 6.7% 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 97 collisions, Monday 56 collisions, Tuesday 69 collisions, Wednesday 73 collisions, Thursday 72 collisions, Friday 74 collisions, Saturday 78 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 394 collisions, Darkness 125 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 483 collisions, One way street 16 collisions, One way street/Slip road 10 collisions, Roundabout 5 collisions, Dual carriageway 3 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 4 collisions, 30 mph 109 collisions, 40 mph 23 collisions, 50 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 380 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 374 collisions, Raining no high winds 100 collisions, Other 15 collisions, Raining + high winds 8 collisions, Unknown 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 511 casualties, Passenger 189 casualties, Pedestrian 50 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LD2 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LD2 postcode district?
519 collisions have been recorded in the LD2 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 750 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LD2 postcode district were serious or fatal?
10 were fatal and 137 were serious — 28.3% of all recorded collisions in the LD2 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LD2 postcode district?
Sunday is the most common day for collisions in the LD2 postcode district, accounting for 18.7% of them, and 24.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LD2 postcode district happen on?
93.1% of collisions in the LD2 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LD2 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 6.7% of the 750 casualties recorded in the LD2 postcode district.
Is road safety in the LD2 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the LD2 postcode district rose 21% 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 LD2 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 LD2 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.