WF4 postcode district road traffic accidents
The WF4 postcode district recorded 2,766 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 4,263 casualties. Of these collisions, 64 were fatal and 505 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 64
- Serious
- 505
- Casualties
- 4,263
- Fatal
- 64
- Serious
- 505
- Casualties
- 4,263
Collisions by Year
Areas covering WF4
Towns in WF4
Roads in WF4
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the WF4 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the WF4 postcode district
Collisions recorded
2,766
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
4,263
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
64
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
505
20.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the WF4 postcode district
Collisions in the WF4 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.3% of the total), with 29.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
80.4% of recorded collisions in the WF4 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 14.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the WF4 postcode district have produced 4,263 casualties. Pedestrians account for 7.6% 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 323 collisions, Monday 357 collisions, Tuesday 385 collisions, Wednesday 421 collisions, Thursday 407 collisions, Friday 450 collisions, Saturday 423 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,962 collisions, Darkness 804 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 2,224 collisions, Dual carriageway 376 collisions, Roundabout 95 collisions, Slip road 36 collisions, One way street 17 collisions, Unknown 14 collisions, One way street/Slip road 4 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 33 collisions, 30 mph 1,283 collisions, 40 mph 515 collisions, 50 mph 133 collisions, 60 mph 488 collisions, 70 mph 314 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 2,314 collisions, Raining no high winds 305 collisions, Fine + high winds 47 collisions, Raining + high winds 27 collisions, Snowing no high winds 22 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 2,720 casualties, Passenger 1,219 casualties, Pedestrian 324 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the WF4 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the WF4 postcode district?
2,766 collisions have been recorded in the WF4 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 4,263 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the WF4 postcode district were serious or fatal?
64 were fatal and 505 were serious — 20.6% of all recorded collisions in the WF4 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the WF4 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the WF4 postcode district, accounting for 16.3% of them, and 29.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the WF4 postcode district happen on?
80.4% of collisions in the WF4 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the WF4 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 7.6% of the 4,263 casualties recorded in the WF4 postcode district.
Is road safety in the WF4 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the WF4 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the WF4 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 WF4 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.