SY24 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SY24 postcode district recorded 190 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 264 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 44 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 13% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 44
- Casualties
- 264
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 44
- Casualties
- 264
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SY24
Towns in SY24
Roads in SY24
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the SY24 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SY24 postcode district
Collisions recorded
190
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
264
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
44
24.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the SY24 postcode district
Collisions in the SY24 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.9% of the total), with 20.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
96.8% of recorded collisions in the SY24 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SY24 postcode district have produced 264 casualties. Pedestrians account for 9.8% 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 26 collisions, Monday 26 collisions, Tuesday 19 collisions, Wednesday 25 collisions, Thursday 27 collisions, Friday 34 collisions, Saturday 33 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 151 collisions, Darkness 39 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 184 collisions, Dual carriageway 4 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 9 collisions, 30 mph 86 collisions, 40 mph 31 collisions, 60 mph 64 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 158 collisions, Raining no high winds 16 collisions, Raining + high winds 4 collisions, Other 4 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 162 casualties, Passenger 76 casualties, Pedestrian 26 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the SY24 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the SY24 postcode district?
190 collisions have been recorded in the SY24 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 264 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SY24 postcode district were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 44 were serious — 24.7% of all recorded collisions in the SY24 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the SY24 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the SY24 postcode district, accounting for 17.9% of them, and 20.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the SY24 postcode district happen on?
96.8% of collisions in the SY24 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the SY24 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 9.8% of the 264 casualties recorded in the SY24 postcode district.
Is road safety in the SY24 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the SY24 postcode district fell 13% 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 SY24 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 SY24 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.