LL17 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LL17 postcode district recorded 520 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2024, involving 794 casualties. Of these collisions, 13 were fatal and 81 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2024 were unchanged on 2023.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 13
- Serious
- 81
- Casualties
- 794
- Fatal
- 13
- Serious
- 81
- Casualties
- 794
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LL17
Towns in LL17
Roads in LL17
Accidents in the LL17 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LL17 postcode district
Collisions recorded
520
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
794
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
13
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
81
18.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LL17 postcode district
Collisions in the LL17 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Monday (17.5% of the total), with 26.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
54.6% of recorded collisions in the LL17 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 25.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LL17 postcode district have produced 794 casualties. Pedestrians account for 5.4% 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 60 collisions, Monday 91 collisions, Tuesday 81 collisions, Wednesday 80 collisions, Thursday 62 collisions, Friday 83 collisions, Saturday 63 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 382 collisions, Darkness 138 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 284 collisions, Dual carriageway 176 collisions, Roundabout 53 collisions, Slip road 3 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, Other 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 188 collisions, 40 mph 25 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 148 collisions, 70 mph 155 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 375 collisions, Raining no high winds 80 collisions, Raining + high winds 19 collisions, Other 14 collisions, Fine + high winds 13 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 471 casualties, Passenger 280 casualties, Pedestrian 43 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightAccident 2009609225383
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SeriousAccident 2009609166633
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LL17 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LL17 postcode district?
520 collisions have been recorded in the LL17 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2024, involving 794 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LL17 postcode district were serious or fatal?
13 were fatal and 81 were serious — 18.1% of all recorded collisions in the LL17 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LL17 postcode district?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in the LL17 postcode district, accounting for 17.5% of them, and 26.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LL17 postcode district happen on?
54.6% of collisions in the LL17 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LL17 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 5.4% of the 794 casualties recorded in the LL17 postcode district.
Is road safety in the LL17 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the LL17 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2024 compared with 2023.
Where does the road accident data for the LL17 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 LL17 postcode district cover 1999 to 2024.