WD3 postcode district road traffic accidents
The WD3 postcode district recorded 3,143 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 4,575 casualties. Of these collisions, 35 were fatal and 429 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 2% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 35
- Serious
- 429
- Casualties
- 4,575
- Fatal
- 35
- Serious
- 429
- Casualties
- 4,575
Collisions by Year
Areas covering WD3
Towns in WD3
Roads in WD3
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the WD3 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the WD3 postcode district
Collisions recorded
3,143
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
4,575
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
35
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
429
14.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the WD3 postcode district
Collisions in the WD3 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.3% of the total), with 26.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 70 mph.
52.6% of recorded collisions in the WD3 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 17.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the WD3 postcode district have produced 4,575 casualties. Pedestrians account for 5.9% 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 337 collisions, Monday 466 collisions, Tuesday 502 collisions, Wednesday 431 collisions, Thursday 488 collisions, Friday 544 collisions, Saturday 375 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 2,301 collisions, Darkness 842 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,653 collisions, Dual carriageway 1,286 collisions, Roundabout 95 collisions, Slip road 45 collisions, One way street/Slip road 36 collisions, One way street 24 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 36 collisions, 30 mph 1,154 collisions, 40 mph 409 collisions, 50 mph 38 collisions, 60 mph 341 collisions, 70 mph 1,165 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 2,545 collisions, Raining no high winds 379 collisions, Other 104 collisions, Fine + high winds 36 collisions, Raining + high winds 25 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 3,154 casualties, Passenger 1,149 casualties, Pedestrian 272 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the WD3 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the WD3 postcode district?
3,143 collisions have been recorded in the WD3 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 4,575 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the WD3 postcode district were serious or fatal?
35 were fatal and 429 were serious — 14.8% of all recorded collisions in the WD3 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the WD3 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the WD3 postcode district, accounting for 17.3% of them, and 26.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the WD3 postcode district happen on?
52.6% of collisions in the WD3 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 70 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the WD3 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 5.9% of the 4,575 casualties recorded in the WD3 postcode district.
Is road safety in the WD3 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the WD3 postcode district rose 2% 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 WD3 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 WD3 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.