LS3 postcode district road traffic accidents
The LS3 postcode district recorded 426 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 583 casualties. Of these collisions, 5 were fatal and 64 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 30% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 64
- Casualties
- 583
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 64
- Casualties
- 583
Collisions by Year
Areas covering LS3
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the LS3 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the LS3 postcode district
Collisions recorded
426
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
583
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
5
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
64
16.2% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the LS3 postcode district
Collisions in the LS3 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (19.2% of the total), with 35.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
93.2% of recorded collisions in the LS3 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 14.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the LS3 postcode district have produced 583 casualties. Pedestrians account for 15.6% 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 40 collisions, Monday 78 collisions, Tuesday 67 collisions, Wednesday 52 collisions, Thursday 82 collisions, Friday 56 collisions, Saturday 51 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 273 collisions, Darkness 153 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 397 collisions, Dual carriageway 22 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, Roundabout 1 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 9 collisions, 30 mph 407 collisions, 40 mph 9 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 361 collisions, Raining no high winds 44 collisions, Raining + high winds 7 collisions, Fine + high winds 4 collisions, Other 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 340 casualties, Passenger 152 casualties, Pedestrian 91 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the LS3 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the LS3 postcode district?
426 collisions have been recorded in the LS3 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 583 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the LS3 postcode district were serious or fatal?
5 were fatal and 64 were serious — 16.2% of all recorded collisions in the LS3 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the LS3 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the LS3 postcode district, accounting for 19.2% of them, and 35.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the LS3 postcode district happen on?
93.2% of collisions in the LS3 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the LS3 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 15.6% of the 583 casualties recorded in the LS3 postcode district.
Is road safety in the LS3 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the LS3 postcode district fell 30% 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 LS3 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 LS3 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.