WF14 postcode district road traffic accidents
The WF14 postcode district recorded 920 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,318 casualties. Of these collisions, 7 were fatal and 159 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 38% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 159
- Casualties
- 1,318
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 159
- Casualties
- 1,318
Collisions by Year
Areas covering WF14
Towns in WF14
Roads in WF14
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the WF14 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the WF14 postcode district
Collisions recorded
920
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,318
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
7
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
159
18% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the WF14 postcode district
Collisions in the WF14 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (15.7% of the total), with 28.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
96.7% of recorded collisions in the WF14 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the WF14 postcode district have produced 1,318 casualties. Pedestrians account for 14.4% 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 117 collisions, Monday 121 collisions, Tuesday 137 collisions, Wednesday 142 collisions, Thursday 142 collisions, Friday 144 collisions, Saturday 117 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 654 collisions, Darkness 266 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 890 collisions, Roundabout 11 collisions, Dual carriageway 11 collisions, One way street 4 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 696 collisions, 40 mph 199 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 19 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 771 collisions, Raining no high winds 95 collisions, Raining + high winds 14 collisions, Snowing no high winds 12 collisions, Fine + high winds 9 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 802 casualties, Passenger 326 casualties, Pedestrian 190 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the WF14 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the WF14 postcode district?
920 collisions have been recorded in the WF14 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,318 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the WF14 postcode district were serious or fatal?
7 were fatal and 159 were serious — 18% of all recorded collisions in the WF14 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the WF14 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the WF14 postcode district, accounting for 15.7% of them, and 28.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the WF14 postcode district happen on?
96.7% of collisions in the WF14 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the WF14 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 14.4% of the 1,318 casualties recorded in the WF14 postcode district.
Is road safety in the WF14 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the WF14 postcode district rose 38% 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 WF14 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 WF14 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.