ME18 postcode district road traffic accidents
The ME18 postcode district recorded 701 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2024, involving 999 casualties. Of these collisions, 14 were fatal and 95 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2024 were up 29% on 2023.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 14
- Serious
- 95
- Casualties
- 999
- Fatal
- 14
- Serious
- 95
- Casualties
- 999
Collisions by Year
Areas covering ME18
Towns in ME18
Roads in ME18
Accidents in the ME18 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the ME18 postcode district
Collisions recorded
701
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
999
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
14
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
95
15.5% 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 (18.1% of the total), with 26.4% 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 23.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the ME18 postcode district have produced 999 casualties. Pedestrians account for 5.5% 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 76 collisions, Monday 103 collisions, Tuesday 97 collisions, Wednesday 101 collisions, Thursday 100 collisions, Friday 127 collisions, Saturday 97 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 516 collisions, Darkness 185 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 650 collisions, Roundabout 25 collisions, Unknown 13 collisions, Dual carriageway 8 collisions, Other 3 collisions, Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 221 collisions, 40 mph 155 collisions, 50 mph 55 collisions, 60 mph 267 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 535 collisions, Raining no high winds 97 collisions, Unknown 23 collisions, Other 20 collisions, Raining + high winds 10 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 686 casualties, Passenger 258 casualties, Pedestrian 55 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the ME18 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the ME18 postcode district?
701 collisions have been recorded in the ME18 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2024, involving 999 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the ME18 postcode district were serious or fatal?
14 were fatal and 95 were serious — 15.5% 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 18.1% of them, and 26.4% 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 5.5% of the 999 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 rose 29% in 2024 compared with 2023. 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 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 2024.