ML12 postcode district road traffic accidents
The ML12 postcode district recorded 513 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 777 casualties. Of these collisions, 25 were fatal and 122 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 25
- Serious
- 122
- Casualties
- 777
- Fatal
- 25
- Serious
- 122
- Casualties
- 777
Collisions by Year
Areas covering ML12
Roads in ML12
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the ML12 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the ML12 postcode district
Collisions recorded
513
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
777
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
25
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
122
28.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the ML12 postcode district
Collisions in the ML12 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Sunday (16.6% of the total), with 27.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
69.8% of recorded collisions in the ML12 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 31.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the ML12 postcode district have produced 777 casualties. Pedestrians account for 6.6% 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 85 collisions, Monday 73 collisions, Tuesday 66 collisions, Wednesday 75 collisions, Thursday 66 collisions, Friday 82 collisions, Saturday 66 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 370 collisions, Darkness 143 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 358 collisions, Dual carriageway 133 collisions, Roundabout 7 collisions, Slip road 6 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, One way street/Slip road 3 collisions, One way street 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 113 collisions, 40 mph 21 collisions, 50 mph 5 collisions, 60 mph 245 collisions, 70 mph 126 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 336 collisions, Raining no high winds 82 collisions, Raining + high winds 36 collisions, Fine + high winds 17 collisions, Snowing no high winds 15 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 454 casualties, Passenger 272 casualties, Pedestrian 51 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the ML12 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the ML12 postcode district?
513 collisions have been recorded in the ML12 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 777 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the ML12 postcode district were serious or fatal?
25 were fatal and 122 were serious — 28.7% of all recorded collisions in the ML12 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the ML12 postcode district?
Sunday is the most common day for collisions in the ML12 postcode district, accounting for 16.6% of them, and 27.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the ML12 postcode district happen on?
69.8% of collisions in the ML12 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the ML12 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 6.6% of the 777 casualties recorded in the ML12 postcode district.
Is road safety in the ML12 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the ML12 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the ML12 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 ML12 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.