LE14 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LE14 postcode district recorded 1,120 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,627 casualties. Of these collisions, 54 were fatal and 203 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 4% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 54
- Serious
- 203
- Casualties
- 1,627
- Fatal
- 54
- Serious
- 203
- Casualties
- 1,627
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LE14
Towns in LE14
Roads in LE14
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LE14 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LE14 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,120
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,627
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
54
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
203
22.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LE14 postcode district
Collisions in the LE14 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.1% of the total), with 25% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
92.8% of recorded collisions in the LE14 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 27.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LE14 postcode district have produced 1,627 casualties. Pedestrians account for 3% 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 157 collisions, Monday 166 collisions, Tuesday 167 collisions, Wednesday 166 collisions, Thursday 143 collisions, Friday 191 collisions, Saturday 130 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 840 collisions, Darkness 280 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,039 collisions, Dual carriageway 70 collisions, Roundabout 10 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 215 collisions, 40 mph 74 collisions, 50 mph 84 collisions, 60 mph 685 collisions, 70 mph 61 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 791 collisions, Raining no high winds 184 collisions, Other 42 collisions, Fog or mist 26 collisions, Fine + high winds 21 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,174 casualties, Passenger 405 casualties, Pedestrian 48 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LE14 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LE14 postcode district?
1,120 collisions have been recorded in the LE14 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,627 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LE14 postcode district were serious or fatal?
54 were fatal and 203 were serious — 22.9% of all recorded collisions in the LE14 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LE14 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the LE14 postcode district, accounting for 17.1% of them, and 25% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LE14 postcode district happen on?
92.8% of collisions in the LE14 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LE14 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 3% of the 1,627 casualties recorded in the LE14 postcode district.
Is road safety in the LE14 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the LE14 postcode district fell 4% 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 LE14 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 LE14 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.