WR5 postcode district road traffic accidents
The WR5 postcode district recorded 1,778 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,407 casualties. Of these collisions, 12 were fatal and 250 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 12
- Serious
- 250
- Casualties
- 2,407
- Fatal
- 12
- Serious
- 250
- Casualties
- 2,407
Collisions by Year
Areas covering WR5
Towns in WR5
Roads in WR5
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the WR5 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the WR5 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,778
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
2,407
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
12
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
250
14.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the WR5 postcode district
Collisions in the WR5 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.5% of the total), with 23.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
65.1% of recorded collisions in the WR5 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 12.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the WR5 postcode district have produced 2,407 casualties. Pedestrians account for 11% 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 206 collisions, Monday 258 collisions, Tuesday 277 collisions, Wednesday 262 collisions, Thursday 247 collisions, Friday 312 collisions, Saturday 216 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,359 collisions, Darkness 419 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,157 collisions, Dual carriageway 404 collisions, Roundabout 169 collisions, Slip road 24 collisions, One way street 9 collisions, Unknown 8 collisions, One way street/Slip road 7 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 7 collisions, 30 mph 981 collisions, 40 mph 168 collisions, 50 mph 17 collisions, 60 mph 307 collisions, 70 mph 298 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,550 collisions, Raining no high winds 180 collisions, Fine + high winds 13 collisions, Raining + high winds 12 collisions, Fog or mist 9 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,595 casualties, Passenger 547 casualties, Pedestrian 265 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the WR5 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the WR5 postcode district?
1,778 collisions have been recorded in the WR5 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,407 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the WR5 postcode district were serious or fatal?
12 were fatal and 250 were serious — 14.7% of all recorded collisions in the WR5 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the WR5 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the WR5 postcode district, accounting for 17.5% of them, and 23.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the WR5 postcode district happen on?
65.1% of collisions in the WR5 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the WR5 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 11% of the 2,407 casualties recorded in the WR5 postcode district.
Is road safety in the WR5 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the WR5 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the WR5 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 WR5 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.