WF3 postcode district road traffic accidents
The WF3 postcode district recorded 2,954 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 4,515 casualties. Of these collisions, 35 were fatal and 400 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 5% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 35
- Serious
- 400
- Casualties
- 4,515
- Fatal
- 35
- Serious
- 400
- Casualties
- 4,515
Collisions by Year
Areas covering WF3
Towns in WF3
Roads in WF3
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the WF3 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the WF3 postcode district
Collisions recorded
2,954
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
4,515
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
35
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
400
14.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the WF3 postcode district
Collisions in the WF3 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.2% of the total), with 26.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 70 mph.
42.3% of recorded collisions in the WF3 postcode district happen on a dual carriageway. Around 14.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the WF3 postcode district have produced 4,515 casualties. Pedestrians account for 5.3% 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 302 collisions, Monday 417 collisions, Tuesday 433 collisions, Wednesday 436 collisions, Thursday 466 collisions, Friday 507 collisions, Saturday 393 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 2,167 collisions, Darkness 787 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Dual carriageway 1,249 collisions, Single carriageway 1,159 collisions, Roundabout 336 collisions, Slip road 151 collisions, Unknown 25 collisions, One way street/Slip road 23 collisions, One way street 11 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 30 collisions, 30 mph 917 collisions, 40 mph 613 collisions, 50 mph 65 collisions, 60 mph 95 collisions, 70 mph 1,234 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 2,467 collisions, Raining no high winds 331 collisions, Fine + high winds 55 collisions, Raining + high winds 35 collisions, Other 25 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 2,991 casualties, Passenger 1,286 casualties, Pedestrian 238 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the WF3 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the WF3 postcode district?
2,954 collisions have been recorded in the WF3 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 4,515 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the WF3 postcode district were serious or fatal?
35 were fatal and 400 were serious — 14.7% of all recorded collisions in the WF3 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the WF3 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the WF3 postcode district, accounting for 17.2% of them, and 26.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the WF3 postcode district happen on?
42.3% of collisions in the WF3 postcode district are recorded on a dual carriageway, most often where the limit is 70 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the WF3 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 5.3% of the 4,515 casualties recorded in the WF3 postcode district.
Is road safety in the WF3 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the WF3 postcode district rose 5% 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 WF3 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 WF3 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.