LN7 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LN7 postcode district recorded 431 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 637 casualties. Of these collisions, 12 were fatal and 103 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 50% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 12
- Serious
- 103
- Casualties
- 637
- Fatal
- 12
- Serious
- 103
- Casualties
- 637
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LN7
Roads in LN7
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LN7 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LN7 postcode district
Collisions recorded
431
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
637
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
12
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
103
26.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LN7 postcode district
Collisions in the LN7 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16% of the total), with 26.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
98.4% of recorded collisions in the LN7 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 24.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LN7 postcode district have produced 637 casualties. Pedestrians account for 3.6% 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 62 collisions, Monday 52 collisions, Tuesday 53 collisions, Wednesday 64 collisions, Thursday 66 collisions, Friday 69 collisions, Saturday 65 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 316 collisions, Darkness 115 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 424 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, One way street/Slip road 3 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 81 collisions, 40 mph 31 collisions, 50 mph 17 collisions, 60 mph 302 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 324 collisions, Raining no high winds 50 collisions, Other 16 collisions, Unknown 10 collisions, Snowing no high winds 9 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 445 casualties, Passenger 169 casualties, Pedestrian 23 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LN7 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LN7 postcode district?
431 collisions have been recorded in the LN7 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 637 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LN7 postcode district were serious or fatal?
12 were fatal and 103 were serious — 26.7% of all recorded collisions in the LN7 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LN7 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the LN7 postcode district, accounting for 16% of them, and 26.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LN7 postcode district happen on?
98.4% of collisions in the LN7 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LN7 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 3.6% of the 637 casualties recorded in the LN7 postcode district.
Is road safety in the LN7 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the LN7 postcode district rose 50% 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 LN7 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 LN7 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.