SY7 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SY7 postcode district recorded 586 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 896 casualties. Of these collisions, 24 were fatal and 128 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 50% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 24
- Serious
- 128
- Casualties
- 896
- Fatal
- 24
- Serious
- 128
- Casualties
- 896
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SY7
Towns in SY7
Roads in SY7
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the SY7 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SY7 postcode district
Collisions recorded
586
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
896
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
24
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
128
25.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the SY7 postcode district
Collisions in the SY7 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (20.3% of the total), with 22.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
96.1% of recorded collisions in the SY7 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 17.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SY7 postcode district have produced 896 casualties. Pedestrians account for 5.2% 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 69 collisions, Monday 71 collisions, Tuesday 81 collisions, Wednesday 76 collisions, Thursday 90 collisions, Friday 119 collisions, Saturday 80 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 453 collisions, Darkness 133 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 563 collisions, Roundabout 18 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, Dual carriageway 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 130 collisions, 40 mph 23 collisions, 50 mph 4 collisions, 60 mph 428 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 476 collisions, Raining no high winds 79 collisions, Snowing no high winds 9 collisions, Fine + high winds 7 collisions, Fog or mist 6 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 626 casualties, Passenger 223 casualties, Pedestrian 47 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the SY7 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the SY7 postcode district?
586 collisions have been recorded in the SY7 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 896 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SY7 postcode district were serious or fatal?
24 were fatal and 128 were serious — 25.9% of all recorded collisions in the SY7 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the SY7 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the SY7 postcode district, accounting for 20.3% of them, and 22.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the SY7 postcode district happen on?
96.1% of collisions in the SY7 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the SY7 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 5.2% of the 896 casualties recorded in the SY7 postcode district.
Is road safety in the SY7 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the SY7 postcode district rose 50% 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 SY7 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 SY7 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.