SY16 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SY16 postcode district recorded 1,081 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,446 casualties. Of these collisions, 17 were fatal and 230 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 19% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 17
- Serious
- 230
- Casualties
- 1,446
- Fatal
- 17
- Serious
- 230
- Casualties
- 1,446
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SY16
Towns in SY16
Roads in SY16
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the SY16 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SY16 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,081
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,446
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
17
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
230
22.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the SY16 postcode district
Collisions in the SY16 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.1% of the total), with 23.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
93.4% of recorded collisions in the SY16 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 25.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SY16 postcode district have produced 1,446 casualties. Pedestrians account for 11% 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 159 collisions, Monday 149 collisions, Tuesday 138 collisions, Wednesday 154 collisions, Thursday 143 collisions, Friday 174 collisions, Saturday 164 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 825 collisions, Darkness 256 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,010 collisions, Roundabout 26 collisions, One way street 18 collisions, One way street/Slip road 11 collisions, Unknown 8 collisions, Dual carriageway 7 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 28 collisions, 30 mph 420 collisions, 40 mph 91 collisions, 60 mph 542 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 794 collisions, Raining no high winds 186 collisions, Other 36 collisions, Raining + high winds 24 collisions, Fine + high winds 14 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 953 casualties, Passenger 334 casualties, Pedestrian 159 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the SY16 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the SY16 postcode district?
1,081 collisions have been recorded in the SY16 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,446 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SY16 postcode district were serious or fatal?
17 were fatal and 230 were serious — 22.8% of all recorded collisions in the SY16 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the SY16 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the SY16 postcode district, accounting for 16.1% of them, and 23.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the SY16 postcode district happen on?
93.4% of collisions in the SY16 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the SY16 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 11% of the 1,446 casualties recorded in the SY16 postcode district.
Is road safety in the SY16 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the SY16 postcode district rose 19% 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 SY16 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 SY16 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.