LL68 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LL68 postcode district recorded 188 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 268 casualties. Of these collisions, 4 were fatal and 30 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 30
- Casualties
- 268
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 30
- Casualties
- 268
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LL68
Roads in LL68
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LL68 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LL68 postcode district
Collisions recorded
188
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
268
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
4
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
30
18.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LL68 postcode district
Collisions in the LL68 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (19.1% of the total), with 30.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
94.7% of recorded collisions in the LL68 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 24.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LL68 postcode district have produced 268 casualties. Pedestrians account for 9% 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 18 collisions, Monday 23 collisions, Tuesday 28 collisions, Wednesday 30 collisions, Thursday 27 collisions, Friday 36 collisions, Saturday 26 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 130 collisions, Darkness 58 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 178 collisions, Roundabout 3 collisions, One way street 3 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, Dual carriageway 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 88 collisions, 40 mph 10 collisions, 60 mph 89 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 138 collisions, Raining no high winds 27 collisions, Raining + high winds 11 collisions, Other 6 collisions, Fine + high winds 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 160 casualties, Passenger 84 casualties, Pedestrian 24 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LL68 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LL68 postcode district?
188 collisions have been recorded in the LL68 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 268 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LL68 postcode district were serious or fatal?
4 were fatal and 30 were serious — 18.1% of all recorded collisions in the LL68 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LL68 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the LL68 postcode district, accounting for 19.1% of them, and 30.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LL68 postcode district happen on?
94.7% of collisions in the LL68 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LL68 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 9% of the 268 casualties recorded in the LL68 postcode district.
Is road safety in the LL68 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the LL68 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the LL68 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 LL68 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.