ME11 postcode district road traffic accidents
The ME11 postcode district recorded 241 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 299 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 167% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 35
- Casualties
- 299
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 35
- Casualties
- 299
Collisions by Year
Areas covering ME11
Towns in ME11
Roads in ME11
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the ME11 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the ME11 postcode district
Collisions recorded
241
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
299
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
35
15.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the ME11 postcode district
Collisions in the ME11 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.4% of the total), with 31.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
70.5% of recorded collisions in the ME11 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 24.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the ME11 postcode district have produced 299 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 37 collisions, Monday 26 collisions, Tuesday 30 collisions, Wednesday 38 collisions, Thursday 31 collisions, Friday 42 collisions, Saturday 37 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 165 collisions, Darkness 76 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 170 collisions, Dual carriageway 39 collisions, Roundabout 27 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 4 collisions, 30 mph 154 collisions, 40 mph 32 collisions, 50 mph 28 collisions, 60 mph 17 collisions, 70 mph 6 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 177 collisions, Raining no high winds 36 collisions, Other 9 collisions, Unknown 8 collisions, Fine + high winds 6 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 190 casualties, Passenger 64 casualties, Pedestrian 45 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the ME11 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the ME11 postcode district?
241 collisions have been recorded in the ME11 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 299 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the ME11 postcode district were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 35 were serious — 15.4% of all recorded collisions in the ME11 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the ME11 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the ME11 postcode district, accounting for 17.4% of them, and 31.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the ME11 postcode district happen on?
70.5% of collisions in the ME11 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the ME11 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 15.1% of the 299 casualties recorded in the ME11 postcode district.
Is road safety in the ME11 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the ME11 postcode district rose 167% 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 ME11 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 ME11 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.