LD6 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LD6 postcode district recorded 106 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 133 casualties. Of these collisions, 4 were fatal and 31 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 50% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 31
- Casualties
- 133
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 31
- Casualties
- 133
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LD6
Roads in LD6
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LD6 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LD6 postcode district
Collisions recorded
106
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
133
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
4
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
31
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 (19.8% of the total), with 30.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
99.1% of recorded collisions in the LD6 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 35.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LD6 postcode district have produced 133 casualties. Pedestrians account for 18.8% 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 21 collisions, Monday 17 collisions, Tuesday 13 collisions, Wednesday 12 collisions, Thursday 8 collisions, Friday 19 collisions, Saturday 16 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 74 collisions, Darkness 32 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 105 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 5 collisions, 30 mph 42 collisions, 40 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 56 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 68 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 84 casualties, Passenger 24 casualties, Pedestrian 25 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LD6 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LD6 postcode district?
106 collisions have been recorded in the LD6 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 133 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LD6 postcode district were serious or fatal?
4 were fatal and 31 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 19.8% of them, and 30.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LD6 postcode district happen on?
99.1% 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 18.8% of the 133 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 fell 50% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
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 2025.