LS21 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LS21 postcode district recorded 1,552 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,253 casualties. Of these collisions, 47 were fatal and 369 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 3% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 47
- Serious
- 369
- Casualties
- 2,253
- Fatal
- 47
- Serious
- 369
- Casualties
- 2,253
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LS21
Towns in LS21
Roads in LS21
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LS21 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LS21 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,552
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
2,253
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
47
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
369
26.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LS21 postcode district
Collisions in the LS21 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Sunday (16.8% of the total), with 22% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
93.4% of recorded collisions in the LS21 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LS21 postcode district have produced 2,253 casualties. Pedestrians account for 8.4% 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 261 collisions, Monday 168 collisions, Tuesday 201 collisions, Wednesday 221 collisions, Thursday 241 collisions, Friday 259 collisions, Saturday 201 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,211 collisions, Darkness 341 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,450 collisions, Roundabout 42 collisions, Dual carriageway 37 collisions, One way street 10 collisions, Unknown 10 collisions, Slip road 2 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 28 collisions, 30 mph 647 collisions, 40 mph 133 collisions, 50 mph 48 collisions, 60 mph 677 collisions, 70 mph 19 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,289 collisions, Raining no high winds 172 collisions, Fine + high winds 18 collisions, Other 18 collisions, Raining + high winds 16 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,503 casualties, Passenger 560 casualties, Pedestrian 190 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LS21 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LS21 postcode district?
1,552 collisions have been recorded in the LS21 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,253 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LS21 postcode district were serious or fatal?
47 were fatal and 369 were serious — 26.8% of all recorded collisions in the LS21 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LS21 postcode district?
Sunday is the most common day for collisions in the LS21 postcode district, accounting for 16.8% of them, and 22% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LS21 postcode district happen on?
93.4% of collisions in the LS21 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LS21 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 8.4% of the 2,253 casualties recorded in the LS21 postcode district.
Is road safety in the LS21 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the LS21 postcode district rose 3% 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 LS21 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 LS21 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.