ML7 postcode district road traffic accidents
The ML7 postcode district recorded 780 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,136 casualties. Of these collisions, 17 were fatal and 157 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 50% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 17
- Serious
- 157
- Casualties
- 1,136
- Fatal
- 17
- Serious
- 157
- Casualties
- 1,136
Collisions by Year
Areas covering ML7
Towns in ML7
Roads in ML7
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the ML7 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the ML7 postcode district
Collisions recorded
780
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,136
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
17
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
157
22.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the ML7 postcode district
Collisions in the ML7 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (16.7% of the total), with 33.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
67.1% of recorded collisions in the ML7 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 27.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the ML7 postcode district have produced 1,136 casualties. Pedestrians account for 12% 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 90 collisions, Monday 114 collisions, Tuesday 101 collisions, Wednesday 123 collisions, Thursday 130 collisions, Friday 106 collisions, Saturday 116 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 522 collisions, Darkness 258 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 523 collisions, Dual carriageway 212 collisions, Roundabout 23 collisions, Slip road 13 collisions, One way street/Slip road 5 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, One way street 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 334 collisions, 40 mph 13 collisions, 50 mph 12 collisions, 60 mph 232 collisions, 70 mph 187 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 540 collisions, Raining no high winds 124 collisions, Raining + high winds 30 collisions, Fine + high winds 23 collisions, Snowing no high winds 19 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 649 casualties, Passenger 351 casualties, Pedestrian 136 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the ML7 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the ML7 postcode district?
780 collisions have been recorded in the ML7 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,136 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the ML7 postcode district were serious or fatal?
17 were fatal and 157 were serious — 22.3% of all recorded collisions in the ML7 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the ML7 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the ML7 postcode district, accounting for 16.7% of them, and 33.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the ML7 postcode district happen on?
67.1% of collisions in the ML7 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the ML7 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 12% of the 1,136 casualties recorded in the ML7 postcode district.
Is road safety in the ML7 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the ML7 postcode district rose 50% 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 ML7 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 ML7 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.