SY6 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SY6 postcode district recorded 304 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 453 casualties. Of these collisions, 20 were fatal and 62 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 125% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 20
- Serious
- 62
- Casualties
- 453
- Fatal
- 20
- Serious
- 62
- Casualties
- 453
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SY6
Towns in SY6
Roads in SY6
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the SY6 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SY6 postcode district
Collisions recorded
304
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
453
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
20
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
62
27% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the SY6 postcode district
Collisions in the SY6 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.4% of the total), with 24.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
97.4% of recorded collisions in the SY6 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SY6 postcode district have produced 453 casualties. Pedestrians account for 7.9% 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 36 collisions, Monday 49 collisions, Tuesday 38 collisions, Wednesday 41 collisions, Thursday 41 collisions, Friday 53 collisions, Saturday 46 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 230 collisions, Darkness 74 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 296 collisions, Dual carriageway 8 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 76 collisions, 40 mph 15 collisions, 50 mph 17 collisions, 60 mph 194 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 236 collisions, Raining no high winds 51 collisions, Snowing no high winds 3 collisions, Fine + high winds 3 collisions, Raining + high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 292 casualties, Passenger 125 casualties, Pedestrian 36 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the SY6 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the SY6 postcode district?
304 collisions have been recorded in the SY6 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 453 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SY6 postcode district were serious or fatal?
20 were fatal and 62 were serious — 27% of all recorded collisions in the SY6 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the SY6 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the SY6 postcode district, accounting for 17.4% of them, and 24.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the SY6 postcode district happen on?
97.4% of collisions in the SY6 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the SY6 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 7.9% of the 453 casualties recorded in the SY6 postcode district.
Is road safety in the SY6 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the SY6 postcode district rose 125% 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 SY6 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 SY6 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.