WD19 postcode district road traffic accidents
The WD19 postcode district recorded 428 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 596 casualties. Of these collisions, 6 were fatal and 79 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 50% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 79
- Casualties
- 596
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 79
- Casualties
- 596
Collisions by Year
Areas covering WD19
Towns in WD19
Roads in WD19
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the WD19 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the WD19 postcode district
Collisions recorded
428
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
596
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
6
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
79
19.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the WD19 postcode district
Collisions in the WD19 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (16.1% of the total), with 24.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
89.3% of recorded collisions in the WD19 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 18.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the WD19 postcode district have produced 596 casualties. Pedestrians account for 12.9% 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 50 collisions, Monday 64 collisions, Tuesday 64 collisions, Wednesday 60 collisions, Thursday 69 collisions, Friday 60 collisions, Saturday 61 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 323 collisions, Darkness 105 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 382 collisions, Roundabout 34 collisions, One way street 6 collisions, Dual carriageway 4 collisions, One way street/Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 6 collisions, 30 mph 388 collisions, 40 mph 29 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 4 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 345 collisions, Raining no high winds 62 collisions, Other 13 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, Fine + high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 369 casualties, Passenger 150 casualties, Pedestrian 77 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the WD19 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the WD19 postcode district?
428 collisions have been recorded in the WD19 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 596 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the WD19 postcode district were serious or fatal?
6 were fatal and 79 were serious — 19.9% of all recorded collisions in the WD19 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the WD19 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the WD19 postcode district, accounting for 16.1% of them, and 24.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the WD19 postcode district happen on?
89.3% of collisions in the WD19 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the WD19 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 12.9% of the 596 casualties recorded in the WD19 postcode district.
Is road safety in the WD19 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the WD19 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 WD19 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 WD19 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.