WR15 postcode district road traffic accidents
The WR15 postcode district recorded 293 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 417 casualties. Of these collisions, 6 were fatal and 63 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 63
- Casualties
- 417
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 63
- Casualties
- 417
Collisions by Year
Areas covering WR15
Towns in WR15
Roads in WR15
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the WR15 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the WR15 postcode district
Collisions recorded
293
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
417
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
6
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
63
23.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the WR15 postcode district
Collisions in the WR15 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (19.1% of the total), with 25.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
99.7% of recorded collisions in the WR15 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the WR15 postcode district have produced 417 casualties. Pedestrians account for 9.1% 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 29 collisions, Monday 36 collisions, Tuesday 44 collisions, Wednesday 40 collisions, Thursday 48 collisions, Friday 56 collisions, Saturday 40 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 217 collisions, Darkness 76 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 292 collisions, Dual carriageway 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 103 collisions, 40 mph 22 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 166 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 247 collisions, Raining no high winds 33 collisions, Other 4 collisions, Raining + high winds 3 collisions, Fog or mist 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 281 casualties, Passenger 98 casualties, Pedestrian 38 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the WR15 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the WR15 postcode district?
293 collisions have been recorded in the WR15 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 417 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the WR15 postcode district were serious or fatal?
6 were fatal and 63 were serious — 23.5% of all recorded collisions in the WR15 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the WR15 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the WR15 postcode district, accounting for 19.1% of them, and 25.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the WR15 postcode district happen on?
99.7% of collisions in the WR15 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the WR15 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 9.1% of the 417 casualties recorded in the WR15 postcode district.
Is road safety in the WR15 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the WR15 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the WR15 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 WR15 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.