LS24 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LS24 postcode district recorded 999 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,505 casualties. Of these collisions, 33 were fatal and 229 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 78% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 33
- Serious
- 229
- Casualties
- 1,505
- Fatal
- 33
- Serious
- 229
- Casualties
- 1,505
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LS24
Towns in LS24
Roads in LS24
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LS24 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LS24 postcode district
Collisions recorded
999
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,505
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
33
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
229
26.2% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LS24 postcode district
Collisions in the LS24 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18% of the total), with 27.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
57.8% of recorded collisions in the LS24 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LS24 postcode district have produced 1,505 casualties. Pedestrians account for 4.1% 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 141 collisions, Monday 136 collisions, Tuesday 146 collisions, Wednesday 130 collisions, Thursday 147 collisions, Friday 180 collisions, Saturday 119 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 728 collisions, Darkness 271 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 577 collisions, Dual carriageway 344 collisions, Roundabout 42 collisions, Slip road 19 collisions, One way street/Slip road 8 collisions, One way street 7 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 5 collisions, 30 mph 213 collisions, 40 mph 48 collisions, 50 mph 5 collisions, 60 mph 387 collisions, 70 mph 341 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 829 collisions, Raining no high winds 108 collisions, Fine + high winds 13 collisions, Other 12 collisions, Raining + high winds 10 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,028 casualties, Passenger 416 casualties, Pedestrian 61 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LS24 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LS24 postcode district?
999 collisions have been recorded in the LS24 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,505 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LS24 postcode district were serious or fatal?
33 were fatal and 229 were serious — 26.2% of all recorded collisions in the LS24 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LS24 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the LS24 postcode district, accounting for 18% of them, and 27.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LS24 postcode district happen on?
57.8% of collisions in the LS24 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LS24 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 4.1% of the 1,505 casualties recorded in the LS24 postcode district.
Is road safety in the LS24 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the LS24 postcode district rose 78% 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 LS24 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 LS24 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.