SY6 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SY6 postcode district recorded 295 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2024, involving 441 casualties. Of these collisions, 20 were fatal and 58 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2024 were up 33% on 2023.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 20
- Serious
- 58
- Casualties
- 441
- Fatal
- 20
- Serious
- 58
- Casualties
- 441
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SY6
Towns in SY6
Roads in SY6
Accidents in the SY6 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SY6 postcode district
Collisions recorded
295
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
441
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
20
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
58
26.4% 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 Monday (16.6% of the total), with 24.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
97.3% of recorded collisions in the SY6 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SY6 postcode district have produced 441 casualties. Pedestrians account for 7.7% 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 37 collisions, Wednesday 39 collisions, Thursday 40 collisions, Friday 49 collisions, Saturday 45 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 222 collisions, Darkness 73 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 287 collisions, Dual carriageway 8 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 74 collisions, 40 mph 15 collisions, 50 mph 17 collisions, 60 mph 187 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 228 collisions, Raining no high winds 50 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 284 casualties, Passenger 123 casualties, Pedestrian 34 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the SY6 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the SY6 postcode district?
295 collisions have been recorded in the SY6 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2024, involving 441 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SY6 postcode district were serious or fatal?
20 were fatal and 58 were serious — 26.4% 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?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in the SY6 postcode district, accounting for 16.6% of them, and 24.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the SY6 postcode district happen on?
97.3% 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 7.7% of the 441 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 33% in 2024 compared with 2023. 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 2024.