LE16 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LE16 postcode district recorded 1,246 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,691 casualties. Of these collisions, 33 were fatal and 242 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 35% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 33
- Serious
- 242
- Casualties
- 1,691
- Fatal
- 33
- Serious
- 242
- Casualties
- 1,691
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LE16
Towns in LE16
Roads in LE16
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LE16 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LE16 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,246
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,691
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
33
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
242
22.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LE16 postcode district
Collisions in the LE16 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Monday (15.4% of the total), with 26.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
91.6% of recorded collisions in the LE16 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 17.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LE16 postcode district have produced 1,691 casualties. Pedestrians account for 8.3% 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 156 collisions, Monday 192 collisions, Tuesday 171 collisions, Wednesday 183 collisions, Thursday 186 collisions, Friday 185 collisions, Saturday 173 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 911 collisions, Darkness 335 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,141 collisions, Roundabout 76 collisions, Dual carriageway 13 collisions, One way street 8 collisions, One way street/Slip road 6 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 25 collisions, 30 mph 582 collisions, 40 mph 47 collisions, 50 mph 36 collisions, 60 mph 555 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,018 collisions, Raining no high winds 119 collisions, Other 39 collisions, Unknown 25 collisions, Fine + high winds 15 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,155 casualties, Passenger 395 casualties, Pedestrian 141 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LE16 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LE16 postcode district?
1,246 collisions have been recorded in the LE16 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,691 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LE16 postcode district were serious or fatal?
33 were fatal and 242 were serious — 22.1% of all recorded collisions in the LE16 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LE16 postcode district?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in the LE16 postcode district, accounting for 15.4% of them, and 26.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LE16 postcode district happen on?
91.6% of collisions in the LE16 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LE16 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 8.3% of the 1,691 casualties recorded in the LE16 postcode district.
Is road safety in the LE16 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the LE16 postcode district rose 35% 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 LE16 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 LE16 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.