LL49 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LL49 postcode district recorded 232 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 325 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 60 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 167% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 60
- Casualties
- 325
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 60
- Casualties
- 325
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LL49
Towns in LL49
Roads in LL49
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LL49 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LL49 postcode district
Collisions recorded
232
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
325
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
60
26.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LL49 postcode district
Collisions in the LL49 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (21.6% of the total), with 22.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
93.5% of recorded collisions in the LL49 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 20.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LL49 postcode district have produced 325 casualties. Pedestrians account for 17.2% 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 28 collisions, Monday 27 collisions, Tuesday 35 collisions, Wednesday 24 collisions, Thursday 39 collisions, Friday 50 collisions, Saturday 29 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 179 collisions, Darkness 53 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 217 collisions, Roundabout 10 collisions, One way street 3 collisions, Dual carriageway 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 9 collisions, 30 mph 135 collisions, 40 mph 13 collisions, 60 mph 75 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 184 collisions, Raining no high winds 28 collisions, Other 7 collisions, Unknown 7 collisions, Raining + high winds 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 168 casualties, Passenger 101 casualties, Pedestrian 56 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LL49 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LL49 postcode district?
232 collisions have been recorded in the LL49 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 325 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LL49 postcode district were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 60 were serious — 26.7% of all recorded collisions in the LL49 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LL49 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the LL49 postcode district, accounting for 21.6% of them, and 22.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LL49 postcode district happen on?
93.5% of collisions in the LL49 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LL49 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 17.2% of the 325 casualties recorded in the LL49 postcode district.
Is road safety in the LL49 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the LL49 postcode district rose 167% 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 LL49 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 LL49 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.