LL20 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LL20 postcode district recorded 482 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 695 casualties. Of these collisions, 13 were fatal and 91 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 42% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 13
- Serious
- 91
- Casualties
- 695
- Fatal
- 13
- Serious
- 91
- Casualties
- 695
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LL20
Towns in LL20
Roads in LL20
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LL20 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LL20 postcode district
Collisions recorded
482
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
695
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
13
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
91
21.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LL20 postcode district
Collisions in the LL20 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (20.5% of the total), with 21.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
95.9% of recorded collisions in the LL20 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 18% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LL20 postcode district have produced 695 casualties. Pedestrians account for 11.4% 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 91 collisions, Monday 58 collisions, Tuesday 44 collisions, Wednesday 62 collisions, Thursday 58 collisions, Friday 70 collisions, Saturday 99 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 378 collisions, Darkness 104 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 462 collisions, Unknown 10 collisions, Dual carriageway 6 collisions, Roundabout 2 collisions, One way street 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 5 collisions, 30 mph 199 collisions, 40 mph 25 collisions, 50 mph 11 collisions, 60 mph 242 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 390 collisions, Raining no high winds 53 collisions, Raining + high winds 13 collisions, Other 12 collisions, Fine + high winds 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 401 casualties, Passenger 215 casualties, Pedestrian 79 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightAccident 2009609046482
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LL20 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LL20 postcode district?
482 collisions have been recorded in the LL20 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 695 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LL20 postcode district were serious or fatal?
13 were fatal and 91 were serious — 21.6% of all recorded collisions in the LL20 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LL20 postcode district?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in the LL20 postcode district, accounting for 20.5% of them, and 21.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LL20 postcode district happen on?
95.9% of collisions in the LL20 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LL20 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 11.4% of the 695 casualties recorded in the LL20 postcode district.
Is road safety in the LL20 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the LL20 postcode district fell 42% 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 LL20 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 LL20 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.