LE13 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LE13 postcode district recorded 1,072 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,372 casualties. Of these collisions, 15 were fatal and 118 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 29% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 15
- Serious
- 118
- Casualties
- 1,372
- Fatal
- 15
- Serious
- 118
- Casualties
- 1,372
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LE13
Towns in LE13
Roads in LE13
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LE13 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LE13 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,072
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,372
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
15
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
118
12.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LE13 postcode district
Collisions in the LE13 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (16.7% of the total), with 22.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
92.6% of recorded collisions in the LE13 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 23% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LE13 postcode district have produced 1,372 casualties. Pedestrians account for 22.4% 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 114 collisions, Monday 131 collisions, Tuesday 179 collisions, Wednesday 150 collisions, Thursday 163 collisions, Friday 179 collisions, Saturday 156 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 835 collisions, Darkness 237 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 993 collisions, Dual carriageway 28 collisions, Roundabout 20 collisions, One way street 14 collisions, One way street/Slip road 12 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 902 collisions, 40 mph 100 collisions, 50 mph 9 collisions, 60 mph 60 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 825 collisions, Raining no high winds 132 collisions, Other 54 collisions, Unknown 30 collisions, Raining + high winds 10 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 781 casualties, Passenger 283 casualties, Pedestrian 308 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LE13 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LE13 postcode district?
1,072 collisions have been recorded in the LE13 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,372 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LE13 postcode district were serious or fatal?
15 were fatal and 118 were serious — 12.4% of all recorded collisions in the LE13 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LE13 postcode district?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in the LE13 postcode district, accounting for 16.7% of them, and 22.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LE13 postcode district happen on?
92.6% of collisions in the LE13 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LE13 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 22.4% of the 1,372 casualties recorded in the LE13 postcode district.
Is road safety in the LE13 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the LE13 postcode district rose 29% 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 LE13 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 LE13 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.