ME18 postcode district road traffic accidents
The ME18 postcode district recorded 715 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,014 casualties. Of these collisions, 14 were fatal and 99 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 36% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 14
- Serious
- 99
- Casualties
- 1,014
- Fatal
- 14
- Serious
- 99
- Casualties
- 1,014
Collisions by Year
Areas covering ME18
Towns in ME18
Roads in ME18
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the ME18 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the ME18 postcode district
Collisions recorded
715
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,014
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
14
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
99
15.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the ME18 postcode district
Collisions in the ME18 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.9% of the total), with 26.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
92.7% of recorded collisions in the ME18 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 23.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the ME18 postcode district have produced 1,014 casualties. Pedestrians account for 5.6% 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 77 collisions, Monday 105 collisions, Tuesday 99 collisions, Wednesday 108 collisions, Thursday 101 collisions, Friday 128 collisions, Saturday 97 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 525 collisions, Darkness 190 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 663 collisions, Roundabout 25 collisions, Unknown 13 collisions, Dual carriageway 9 collisions, One way street/Slip road 3 collisions, Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 226 collisions, 40 mph 160 collisions, 50 mph 55 collisions, 60 mph 271 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 546 collisions, Raining no high winds 99 collisions, Unknown 23 collisions, Other 20 collisions, Raining + high winds 10 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 698 casualties, Passenger 259 casualties, Pedestrian 57 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the ME18 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the ME18 postcode district?
715 collisions have been recorded in the ME18 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,014 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the ME18 postcode district were serious or fatal?
14 were fatal and 99 were serious — 15.8% of all recorded collisions in the ME18 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the ME18 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the ME18 postcode district, accounting for 17.9% of them, and 26.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the ME18 postcode district happen on?
92.7% of collisions in the ME18 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the ME18 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 5.6% of the 1,014 casualties recorded in the ME18 postcode district.
Is road safety in the ME18 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the ME18 postcode district fell 36% 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 ME18 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 ME18 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.