LS20 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LS20 postcode district recorded 581 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 809 casualties. Of these collisions, 4 were fatal and 115 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 27% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 115
- Casualties
- 809
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 115
- Casualties
- 809
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LS20
Towns in LS20
Roads in LS20
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LS20 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LS20 postcode district
Collisions recorded
581
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
809
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
4
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
115
20.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LS20 postcode district
Collisions in the LS20 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (19.3% of the total), with 28.9% 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 LS20 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 19.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LS20 postcode district have produced 809 casualties. Pedestrians account for 15.1% 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 54 collisions, Monday 84 collisions, Tuesday 82 collisions, Wednesday 86 collisions, Thursday 84 collisions, Friday 112 collisions, Saturday 79 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 413 collisions, Darkness 168 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 543 collisions, Roundabout 15 collisions, Dual carriageway 10 collisions, One way street 5 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, One way street/Slip road 3 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 10 collisions, 30 mph 415 collisions, 40 mph 73 collisions, 50 mph 18 collisions, 60 mph 64 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 466 collisions, Raining no high winds 73 collisions, Raining + high winds 11 collisions, Snowing no high winds 10 collisions, Other 8 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 478 casualties, Passenger 209 casualties, Pedestrian 122 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LS20 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LS20 postcode district?
581 collisions have been recorded in the LS20 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 809 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LS20 postcode district were serious or fatal?
4 were fatal and 115 were serious — 20.5% of all recorded collisions in the LS20 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LS20 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the LS20 postcode district, accounting for 19.3% of them, and 28.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LS20 postcode district happen on?
93.5% of collisions in the LS20 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LS20 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 15.1% of the 809 casualties recorded in the LS20 postcode district.
Is road safety in the LS20 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the LS20 postcode district fell 27% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for the LS20 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 LS20 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.