SY10 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SY10 postcode district recorded 1,018 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,524 casualties. Of these collisions, 32 were fatal and 210 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 41% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 32
- Serious
- 210
- Casualties
- 1,524
- Fatal
- 32
- Serious
- 210
- Casualties
- 1,524
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SY10
Towns in SY10
Roads in SY10
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the SY10 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SY10 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,018
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,524
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
32
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
210
23.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the SY10 postcode district
Collisions in the SY10 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.7% of the total), with 26.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
94.1% of recorded collisions in the SY10 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 19.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SY10 postcode district have produced 1,524 casualties. Pedestrians account for 4.8% 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 140 collisions, Monday 154 collisions, Tuesday 141 collisions, Wednesday 142 collisions, Thursday 119 collisions, Friday 170 collisions, Saturday 152 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 744 collisions, Darkness 273 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 958 collisions, Roundabout 37 collisions, Dual carriageway 15 collisions, Unknown 6 collisions, Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 4 collisions, 30 mph 179 collisions, 40 mph 70 collisions, 50 mph 18 collisions, 60 mph 746 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 818 collisions, Raining no high winds 146 collisions, Raining + high winds 11 collisions, Other 11 collisions, Snowing no high winds 10 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,046 casualties, Passenger 405 casualties, Pedestrian 73 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the SY10 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the SY10 postcode district?
1,018 collisions have been recorded in the SY10 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,524 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SY10 postcode district were serious or fatal?
32 were fatal and 210 were serious — 23.8% of all recorded collisions in the SY10 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the SY10 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the SY10 postcode district, accounting for 16.7% of them, and 26.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the SY10 postcode district happen on?
94.1% of collisions in the SY10 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the SY10 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 4.8% of the 1,524 casualties recorded in the SY10 postcode district.
Is road safety in the SY10 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the SY10 postcode district fell 41% 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 SY10 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 SY10 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.