ME6 postcode district road traffic accidents
The ME6 postcode district recorded 300 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 373 casualties. Of these collisions, 5 were fatal and 32 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 32
- Casualties
- 373
- Fatal
- 5
- Serious
- 32
- Casualties
- 373
Collisions by Year
Areas covering ME6
Towns in ME6
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the ME6 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the ME6 postcode district
Collisions recorded
300
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
373
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
5
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
32
12.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the ME6 postcode district
Collisions in the ME6 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.3% of the total), with 25.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
72% of recorded collisions in the ME6 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the ME6 postcode district have produced 373 casualties. Pedestrians account for 19% 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 32 collisions, Monday 44 collisions, Tuesday 36 collisions, Wednesday 49 collisions, Thursday 40 collisions, Friday 55 collisions, Saturday 44 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 223 collisions, Darkness 77 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 216 collisions, Dual carriageway 50 collisions, Roundabout 22 collisions, One way street 6 collisions, Slip road 3 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 4 collisions, 30 mph 191 collisions, 40 mph 14 collisions, 50 mph 20 collisions, 60 mph 58 collisions, 70 mph 13 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 233 collisions, Raining no high winds 39 collisions, Unknown 13 collisions, Other 9 collisions, Fine + high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 231 casualties, Passenger 71 casualties, Pedestrian 71 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the ME6 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the ME6 postcode district?
300 collisions have been recorded in the ME6 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 373 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the ME6 postcode district were serious or fatal?
5 were fatal and 32 were serious — 12.3% of all recorded collisions in the ME6 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the ME6 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the ME6 postcode district, accounting for 18.3% of them, and 25.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the ME6 postcode district happen on?
72% of collisions in the ME6 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the ME6 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 19% of the 373 casualties recorded in the ME6 postcode district.
Is road safety in the ME6 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the ME6 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the ME6 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 ME6 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.