LD5 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LD5 postcode district recorded 80 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 110 casualties. Of these collisions, 4 were fatal and 29 were serious.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 29
- Casualties
- 110
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 29
- Casualties
- 110
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LD5
Roads in LD5
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LD5 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LD5 postcode district
Collisions recorded
80
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
110
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
4
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
29
41.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LD5 postcode district
Collisions in the LD5 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Sunday (20% of the total), with 33.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
100% of recorded collisions in the LD5 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 36.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LD5 postcode district have produced 110 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 16 collisions, Monday 13 collisions, Tuesday 3 collisions, Wednesday 7 collisions, Thursday 13 collisions, Friday 13 collisions, Saturday 15 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 53 collisions, Darkness 27 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 80 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 12 collisions, 40 mph 6 collisions, 60 mph 61 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 51 collisions, Raining no high winds 19 collisions, Raining + high winds 3 collisions, Other 3 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 71 casualties, Passenger 30 casualties, Pedestrian 9 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LD5 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LD5 postcode district?
80 collisions have been recorded in the LD5 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 110 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LD5 postcode district were serious or fatal?
4 were fatal and 29 were serious — 41.3% of all recorded collisions in the LD5 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LD5 postcode district?
Sunday is the most common day for collisions in the LD5 postcode district, accounting for 20% of them, and 33.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LD5 postcode district happen on?
100% of collisions in the LD5 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LD5 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 8.2% of the 110 casualties recorded in the LD5 postcode district.
Where does the road accident data for the LD5 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 LD5 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.