WR11 postcode district road traffic accidents
The WR11 postcode district recorded 2,095 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,830 casualties. Of these collisions, 58 were fatal and 385 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 7% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 58
- Serious
- 385
- Casualties
- 2,830
- Fatal
- 58
- Serious
- 385
- Casualties
- 2,830
Collisions by Year
Areas covering WR11
Towns in WR11
Roads in WR11
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the WR11 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the WR11 postcode district
Collisions recorded
2,095
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
2,830
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
58
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
385
21.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the WR11 postcode district
Collisions in the WR11 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.6% of the total), with 24.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
89.3% of recorded collisions in the WR11 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 11.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the WR11 postcode district have produced 2,830 casualties. Pedestrians account for 10.8% 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 255 collisions, Monday 284 collisions, Tuesday 284 collisions, Wednesday 322 collisions, Thursday 303 collisions, Friday 369 collisions, Saturday 278 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,579 collisions, Darkness 516 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,871 collisions, Roundabout 100 collisions, Dual carriageway 88 collisions, One way street 12 collisions, One way street/Slip road 12 collisions, Unknown 11 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 10 mph 1 collisions, 20 mph 5 collisions, 30 mph 1,082 collisions, 40 mph 149 collisions, 50 mph 43 collisions, 60 mph 739 collisions, 70 mph 76 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,810 collisions, Raining no high winds 195 collisions, Fine + high winds 35 collisions, Raining + high winds 17 collisions, Fog or mist 17 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,971 casualties, Passenger 553 casualties, Pedestrian 306 casualties.
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FatalFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the WR11 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the WR11 postcode district?
2,095 collisions have been recorded in the WR11 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,830 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the WR11 postcode district were serious or fatal?
58 were fatal and 385 were serious — 21.1% of all recorded collisions in the WR11 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the WR11 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the WR11 postcode district, accounting for 17.6% of them, and 24.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the WR11 postcode district happen on?
89.3% of collisions in the WR11 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the WR11 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 10.8% of the 2,830 casualties recorded in the WR11 postcode district.
Is road safety in the WR11 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the WR11 postcode district rose 7% 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 WR11 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 WR11 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.