LD6 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LD6 postcode district recorded 103 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2024, involving 127 casualties. Of these collisions, 4 were fatal and 30 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2024 were up 20% on 2023.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 30
- Casualties
- 127
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 30
- Casualties
- 127
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LD6
Roads in LD6
Accidents in the LD6 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LD6 postcode district
Collisions recorded
103
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
127
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
4
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
30
33% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LD6 postcode district
Collisions in the LD6 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Sunday (18.4% of the total), with 31.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
99% of recorded collisions in the LD6 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 36.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LD6 postcode district have produced 127 casualties. Pedestrians account for 18.9% 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 19 collisions, Monday 17 collisions, Tuesday 13 collisions, Wednesday 12 collisions, Thursday 8 collisions, Friday 19 collisions, Saturday 15 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 71 collisions, Darkness 32 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 102 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 4 collisions, 30 mph 41 collisions, 40 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 55 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 65 collisions, Raining no high winds 23 collisions, Other 5 collisions, Fog or mist 4 collisions, Snowing no high winds 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 82 casualties, Passenger 21 casualties, Pedestrian 24 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LD6 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LD6 postcode district?
103 collisions have been recorded in the LD6 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2024, involving 127 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LD6 postcode district were serious or fatal?
4 were fatal and 30 were serious — 33% of all recorded collisions in the LD6 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LD6 postcode district?
Sunday is the most common day for collisions in the LD6 postcode district, accounting for 18.4% of them, and 31.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LD6 postcode district happen on?
99% of collisions in the LD6 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LD6 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 18.9% of the 127 casualties recorded in the LD6 postcode district.
Is road safety in the LD6 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the LD6 postcode district rose 20% in 2024 compared with 2023. 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 LD6 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 LD6 postcode district cover 1999 to 2024.