LL31 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LL31 postcode district recorded 583 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 854 casualties. Of these collisions, 7 were fatal and 64 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 64
- Casualties
- 854
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 64
- Casualties
- 854
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LL31
Towns in LL31
Roads in LL31
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LL31 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LL31 postcode district
Collisions recorded
583
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
854
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
7
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
64
12.2% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LL31 postcode district
Collisions in the LL31 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.2% of the total), with 22.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
64.5% of recorded collisions in the LL31 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LL31 postcode district have produced 854 casualties. Pedestrians account for 7.8% 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 62 collisions, Monday 77 collisions, Tuesday 72 collisions, Wednesday 90 collisions, Thursday 95 collisions, Friday 106 collisions, Saturday 81 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 452 collisions, Darkness 131 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 376 collisions, Roundabout 116 collisions, Dual carriageway 68 collisions, Slip road 17 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, One way street 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 8 collisions, 30 mph 414 collisions, 40 mph 13 collisions, 60 mph 92 collisions, 70 mph 56 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 448 collisions, Raining no high winds 95 collisions, Raining + high winds 20 collisions, Fine + high winds 8 collisions, Other 8 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 527 casualties, Passenger 260 casualties, Pedestrian 67 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
Showing 20 of 583 accidents
Accident 201260N117747
SlightAccident 201260N113681
SlightAccident 201260N110045
SlightAccident 201260N106788
SlightAccident 201260N090926
SlightAccident 201260N089813
SlightAccident 201260N085378
SlightAccident 201260N074703
SlightAccident 201260N062573
SlightAccident 201260N050600
SlightAccident 201260N047278
SlightAccident 201260N039955
SlightAccident 201260N006815
FatalAccident 201260N004518
SlightAccident 201260N001835
SeriousAccident 201160M197533
SlightAccident 201160M194347
SlightAccident 201160M184832
SlightAccident 201160M176311
SlightAccident 201160M144220
SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LL31 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LL31 postcode district?
583 collisions have been recorded in the LL31 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 854 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LL31 postcode district were serious or fatal?
7 were fatal and 64 were serious — 12.2% of all recorded collisions in the LL31 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LL31 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the LL31 postcode district, accounting for 18.2% of them, and 22.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LL31 postcode district happen on?
64.5% of collisions in the LL31 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LL31 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 7.8% of the 854 casualties recorded in the LL31 postcode district.
Is road safety in the LL31 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the LL31 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the LL31 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 LL31 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.