LE65 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LE65 postcode district recorded 839 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,139 casualties. Of these collisions, 23 were fatal and 118 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 13% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 23
- Serious
- 118
- Casualties
- 1,139
- Fatal
- 23
- Serious
- 118
- Casualties
- 1,139
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LE65
Towns in LE65
Roads in LE65
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LE65 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LE65 postcode district
Collisions recorded
839
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,139
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
23
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
118
16.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LE65 postcode district
Collisions in the LE65 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.1% of the total), with 28.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
70.7% of recorded collisions in the LE65 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LE65 postcode district have produced 1,139 casualties. Pedestrians account for 12.2% 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 102 collisions, Monday 110 collisions, Tuesday 116 collisions, Wednesday 108 collisions, Thursday 131 collisions, Friday 152 collisions, Saturday 120 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 597 collisions, Darkness 242 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 593 collisions, Dual carriageway 145 collisions, Roundabout 76 collisions, One way street 9 collisions, Slip road 9 collisions, One way street/Slip road 7 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 9 collisions, 30 mph 387 collisions, 40 mph 91 collisions, 50 mph 25 collisions, 60 mph 190 collisions, 70 mph 137 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 655 collisions, Raining no high winds 109 collisions, Other 29 collisions, Unknown 21 collisions, Raining + high winds 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 735 casualties, Passenger 265 casualties, Pedestrian 139 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LE65 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LE65 postcode district?
839 collisions have been recorded in the LE65 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,139 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LE65 postcode district were serious or fatal?
23 were fatal and 118 were serious — 16.8% of all recorded collisions in the LE65 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LE65 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the LE65 postcode district, accounting for 18.1% of them, and 28.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LE65 postcode district happen on?
70.7% of collisions in the LE65 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LE65 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 12.2% of the 1,139 casualties recorded in the LE65 postcode district.
Is road safety in the LE65 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the LE65 postcode district fell 13% 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 LE65 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 LE65 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.