SY9 postcode district road traffic accidents
The SY9 postcode district recorded 120 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 171 casualties. Of these collisions, 6 were fatal and 24 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 24
- Casualties
- 171
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 24
- Casualties
- 171
Collisions by Year
Areas covering SY9
Roads in SY9
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the SY9 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the SY9 postcode district
Collisions recorded
120
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
171
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
6
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
24
25% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the SY9 postcode district
Collisions in the SY9 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Sunday (21.7% of the total), with 30.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
98.3% of recorded collisions in the SY9 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 14.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the SY9 postcode district have produced 171 casualties. Pedestrians account for 10.5% 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 26 collisions, Monday 15 collisions, Tuesday 13 collisions, Wednesday 10 collisions, Thursday 18 collisions, Friday 21 collisions, Saturday 17 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 83 collisions, Darkness 37 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 118 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 28 collisions, 60 mph 92 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 101 collisions, Raining no high winds 14 collisions, Fine + high winds 2 collisions, Other 2 collisions, Raining + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 116 casualties, Passenger 37 casualties, Pedestrian 18 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the SY9 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the SY9 postcode district?
120 collisions have been recorded in the SY9 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 171 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the SY9 postcode district were serious or fatal?
6 were fatal and 24 were serious — 25% of all recorded collisions in the SY9 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the SY9 postcode district?
Sunday is the most common day for collisions in the SY9 postcode district, accounting for 21.7% of them, and 30.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the SY9 postcode district happen on?
98.3% of collisions in the SY9 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the SY9 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 10.5% of the 171 casualties recorded in the SY9 postcode district.
Is road safety in the SY9 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the SY9 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the SY9 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 SY9 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.