LL51 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LL51 postcode district recorded 70 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 139 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 12 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 12
- Casualties
- 139
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 12
- Casualties
- 139
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LL51
Roads in LL51
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LL51 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LL51 postcode district
Collisions recorded
70
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
139
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
12
21.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LL51 postcode district
Collisions in the LL51 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (22.9% of the total), with 20% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
97.1% of recorded collisions in the LL51 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LL51 postcode district have produced 139 casualties. Pedestrians account for 0.7% 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 11 collisions, Monday 10 collisions, Tuesday 6 collisions, Wednesday 13 collisions, Thursday 16 collisions, Friday 5 collisions, Saturday 9 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 56 collisions, Darkness 14 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 68 collisions, Roundabout 1 collisions, Dual carriageway 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 6 collisions, 40 mph 11 collisions, 60 mph 53 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 53 collisions, Raining no high winds 6 collisions, Other 5 collisions, Fine + high winds 2 collisions, Raining + high winds 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 80 casualties, Passenger 58 casualties, Pedestrian 1 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LL51 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LL51 postcode district?
70 collisions have been recorded in the LL51 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 139 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LL51 postcode district were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 12 were serious — 21.4% of all recorded collisions in the LL51 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LL51 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the LL51 postcode district, accounting for 22.9% of them, and 20% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LL51 postcode district happen on?
97.1% of collisions in the LL51 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LL51 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 0.7% of the 139 casualties recorded in the LL51 postcode district.
Is road safety in the LL51 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the LL51 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the LL51 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 LL51 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.