LL23 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LL23 postcode district recorded 291 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 418 casualties. Of these collisions, 11 were fatal and 65 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 100% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 11
- Serious
- 65
- Casualties
- 418
- Fatal
- 11
- Serious
- 65
- Casualties
- 418
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LL23
Roads in LL23
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LL23 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LL23 postcode district
Collisions recorded
291
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
418
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
11
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
65
26.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LL23 postcode district
Collisions in the LL23 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Sunday (25.4% of the total), with 19.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
98.6% of recorded collisions in the LL23 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 26.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LL23 postcode district have produced 418 casualties. Pedestrians account for 6.5% 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 74 collisions, Monday 39 collisions, Tuesday 25 collisions, Wednesday 28 collisions, Thursday 30 collisions, Friday 46 collisions, Saturday 49 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 233 collisions, Darkness 58 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 287 collisions, One way street/Slip road 2 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 4 collisions, 30 mph 71 collisions, 40 mph 8 collisions, 60 mph 208 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 215 collisions, Raining no high winds 49 collisions, Other 8 collisions, Snowing no high winds 6 collisions, Raining + high winds 6 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 278 casualties, Passenger 113 casualties, Pedestrian 27 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LL23 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LL23 postcode district?
291 collisions have been recorded in the LL23 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 418 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LL23 postcode district were serious or fatal?
11 were fatal and 65 were serious — 26.1% of all recorded collisions in the LL23 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LL23 postcode district?
Sunday is the most common day for collisions in the LL23 postcode district, accounting for 25.4% of them, and 19.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LL23 postcode district happen on?
98.6% of collisions in the LL23 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LL23 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 6.5% of the 418 casualties recorded in the LL23 postcode district.
Is road safety in the LL23 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the LL23 postcode district rose 100% 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 LL23 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 LL23 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.