SY20 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SY20 postcode district recorded 502 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 767 casualties. Of these collisions, 15 were fatal and 132 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 11% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 15
- Serious
- 132
- Casualties
- 767
- Fatal
- 15
- Serious
- 132
- Casualties
- 767
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SY20
Towns in SY20
Roads in SY20
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the SY20 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SY20 postcode district
Collisions recorded
502
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
767
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
15
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
132
29.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the SY20 postcode district
Collisions in the SY20 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (18.1% of the total), with 19.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
95.4% of recorded collisions in the SY20 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 26.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SY20 postcode district have produced 767 casualties. Pedestrians account for 6.5% 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 76 collisions, Monday 64 collisions, Tuesday 62 collisions, Wednesday 61 collisions, Thursday 68 collisions, Friday 80 collisions, Saturday 91 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 406 collisions, Darkness 96 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 479 collisions, Dual carriageway 13 collisions, Roundabout 6 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 7 collisions, 30 mph 111 collisions, 40 mph 53 collisions, 60 mph 331 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 361 collisions, Raining no high winds 86 collisions, Other 29 collisions, Raining + high winds 10 collisions, Fine + high winds 8 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 508 casualties, Passenger 209 casualties, Pedestrian 50 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the SY20 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the SY20 postcode district?
502 collisions have been recorded in the SY20 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 767 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SY20 postcode district were serious or fatal?
15 were fatal and 132 were serious — 29.3% of all recorded collisions in the SY20 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the SY20 postcode district?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in the SY20 postcode district, accounting for 18.1% of them, and 19.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the SY20 postcode district happen on?
95.4% of collisions in the SY20 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the SY20 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 6.5% of the 767 casualties recorded in the SY20 postcode district.
Is road safety in the SY20 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the SY20 postcode district fell 11% 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 SY20 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 SY20 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.