WN4 postcode district road traffic accidents
The WN4 postcode district recorded 1,220 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,657 casualties. Of these collisions, 19 were fatal and 174 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 11% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 19
- Serious
- 174
- Casualties
- 1,657
- Fatal
- 19
- Serious
- 174
- Casualties
- 1,657
Collisions by Year
Areas covering WN4
Towns in WN4
Roads in WN4
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the WN4 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the WN4 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,220
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,657
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
19
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
174
15.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the WN4 postcode district
Collisions in the WN4 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17% of the total), with 25.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
83.6% of recorded collisions in the WN4 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 20.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the WN4 postcode district have produced 1,657 casualties. Pedestrians account for 16.4% 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 142 collisions, Monday 176 collisions, Tuesday 169 collisions, Wednesday 174 collisions, Thursday 199 collisions, Friday 207 collisions, Saturday 153 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 914 collisions, Darkness 306 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,020 collisions, Dual carriageway 154 collisions, Unknown 13 collisions, Roundabout 10 collisions, One way street/Slip road 10 collisions, Slip road 7 collisions, One way street 6 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 41 collisions, 30 mph 957 collisions, 40 mph 24 collisions, 50 mph 7 collisions, 60 mph 47 collisions, 70 mph 144 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 972 collisions, Raining no high winds 171 collisions, Raining + high winds 18 collisions, Unknown 18 collisions, Other 15 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 977 casualties, Passenger 409 casualties, Pedestrian 271 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the WN4 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the WN4 postcode district?
1,220 collisions have been recorded in the WN4 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,657 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the WN4 postcode district were serious or fatal?
19 were fatal and 174 were serious — 15.8% of all recorded collisions in the WN4 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the WN4 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the WN4 postcode district, accounting for 17% of them, and 25.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the WN4 postcode district happen on?
83.6% of collisions in the WN4 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the WN4 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 16.4% of the 1,657 casualties recorded in the WN4 postcode district.
Is road safety in the WN4 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the WN4 postcode district rose 11% 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 WN4 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 WN4 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.