SY17 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SY17 postcode district recorded 294 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 494 casualties. Of these collisions, 10 were fatal and 70 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 42% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 70
- Casualties
- 494
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 70
- Casualties
- 494
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SY17
Roads in SY17
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the SY17 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SY17 postcode district
Collisions recorded
294
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
494
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
10
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
70
27.2% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the SY17 postcode district
Collisions in the SY17 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (21.4% of the total), with 23.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
99% of recorded collisions in the SY17 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 31.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SY17 postcode district have produced 494 casualties. Pedestrians account for 2.2% 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 44 collisions, Monday 43 collisions, Tuesday 35 collisions, Wednesday 30 collisions, Thursday 45 collisions, Friday 63 collisions, Saturday 34 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 226 collisions, Darkness 68 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 291 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 25 collisions, 40 mph 45 collisions, 50 mph 24 collisions, 60 mph 198 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 202 collisions, Raining no high winds 58 collisions, Other 11 collisions, Raining + high winds 9 collisions, Snowing no high winds 6 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 307 casualties, Passenger 176 casualties, Pedestrian 11 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the SY17 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the SY17 postcode district?
294 collisions have been recorded in the SY17 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 494 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SY17 postcode district were serious or fatal?
10 were fatal and 70 were serious — 27.2% of all recorded collisions in the SY17 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the SY17 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the SY17 postcode district, accounting for 21.4% of them, and 23.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the SY17 postcode district happen on?
99% of collisions in the SY17 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the SY17 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 2.2% of the 494 casualties recorded in the SY17 postcode district.
Is road safety in the SY17 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the SY17 postcode district fell 42% 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 SY17 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 SY17 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.