WF7 postcode district road traffic accidents
The WF7 postcode district recorded 1,092 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,594 casualties. Of these collisions, 23 were fatal and 215 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 4% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 23
- Serious
- 215
- Casualties
- 1,594
- Fatal
- 23
- Serious
- 215
- Casualties
- 1,594
Collisions by Year
Areas covering WF7
Towns in WF7
Roads in WF7
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the WF7 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the WF7 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,092
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,594
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
23
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
215
21.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the WF7 postcode district
Collisions in the WF7 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.5% of the total), with 29% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
95.4% of recorded collisions in the WF7 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 WF7 postcode district have produced 1,594 casualties. Pedestrians account for 12.5% 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 125 collisions, Monday 164 collisions, Tuesday 148 collisions, Wednesday 139 collisions, Thursday 175 collisions, Friday 180 collisions, Saturday 161 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 775 collisions, Darkness 317 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,042 collisions, Roundabout 22 collisions, One way street 9 collisions, Dual carriageway 9 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, One way street/Slip road 3 collisions, Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 4 collisions, 30 mph 866 collisions, 40 mph 85 collisions, 50 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 134 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 917 collisions, Raining no high winds 108 collisions, Fine + high winds 16 collisions, Other 12 collisions, Unknown 12 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 980 casualties, Passenger 414 casualties, Pedestrian 200 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the WF7 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the WF7 postcode district?
1,092 collisions have been recorded in the WF7 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,594 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the WF7 postcode district were serious or fatal?
23 were fatal and 215 were serious — 21.8% of all recorded collisions in the WF7 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the WF7 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the WF7 postcode district, accounting for 16.5% of them, and 29% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the WF7 postcode district happen on?
95.4% of collisions in the WF7 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the WF7 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 12.5% of the 1,594 casualties recorded in the WF7 postcode district.
Is road safety in the WF7 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the WF7 postcode district rose 4% 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 WF7 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 WF7 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.