LL56 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LL56 postcode district recorded 74 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 115 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 17 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 200% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 17
- Casualties
- 115
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 17
- Casualties
- 115
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LL56
Roads in LL56
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LL56 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LL56 postcode district
Collisions recorded
74
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
115
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
17
27% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LL56 postcode district
Collisions in the LL56 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Monday (23% of the total), with 29.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
94.6% of recorded collisions in the LL56 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 27% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LL56 postcode district have produced 115 casualties. Pedestrians account for 9.6% 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 7 collisions, Monday 17 collisions, Tuesday 9 collisions, Wednesday 8 collisions, Thursday 12 collisions, Friday 11 collisions, Saturday 10 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 52 collisions, Darkness 22 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 70 collisions, Dual carriageway 3 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 24 collisions, 60 mph 49 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 54 collisions, Raining no high winds 11 collisions, Raining + high winds 4 collisions, Other 2 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 70 casualties, Passenger 34 casualties, Pedestrian 11 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SeriousAccident 202560C104386
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FatalAccident 202260B079327
SlightAccident 202260B041915
SlightAccident 202160Z043388
FatalAccident 202060Y169230
SeriousAccident 202060Y036947
SlightAccident 201960X155083
SeriousAccident 201960X028336
SeriousAccident 201860W178686
SlightAccident 201660U022919
SlightAccident 201560S146825
SeriousAccident 201560S107089
SlightAccident 201560S039872
FatalAccident 201560S037943
SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LL56 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LL56 postcode district?
74 collisions have been recorded in the LL56 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 115 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LL56 postcode district were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 17 were serious — 27% of all recorded collisions in the LL56 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LL56 postcode district?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in the LL56 postcode district, accounting for 23% of them, and 29.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LL56 postcode district happen on?
94.6% of collisions in the LL56 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LL56 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 9.6% of the 115 casualties recorded in the LL56 postcode district.
Is road safety in the LL56 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the LL56 postcode district rose 200% 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 LL56 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 LL56 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.