WS15 postcode district road traffic accidents
The WS15 postcode district recorded 1,800 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,391 casualties. Of these collisions, 30 were fatal and 184 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 5% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 30
- Serious
- 184
- Casualties
- 2,391
- Fatal
- 30
- Serious
- 184
- Casualties
- 2,391
Collisions by Year
Areas covering WS15
Towns in WS15
Roads in WS15
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the WS15 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the WS15 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,800
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
2,391
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
30
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
184
11.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the WS15 postcode district
Collisions in the WS15 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.8% of the total), with 26.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
84.8% of recorded collisions in the WS15 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 17.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the WS15 postcode district have produced 2,391 casualties. Pedestrians account for 11.7% 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 229 collisions, Monday 248 collisions, Tuesday 240 collisions, Wednesday 286 collisions, Thursday 239 collisions, Friday 302 collisions, Saturday 256 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,326 collisions, Darkness 474 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,527 collisions, Dual carriageway 122 collisions, Roundabout 112 collisions, Unknown 16 collisions, One way street/Slip road 14 collisions, One way street 7 collisions, Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 908 collisions, 40 mph 236 collisions, 50 mph 60 collisions, 60 mph 595 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,481 collisions, Raining no high winds 212 collisions, Unknown 30 collisions, Other 19 collisions, Raining + high winds 18 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,586 casualties, Passenger 526 casualties, Pedestrian 279 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the WS15 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the WS15 postcode district?
1,800 collisions have been recorded in the WS15 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 2,391 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the WS15 postcode district were serious or fatal?
30 were fatal and 184 were serious — 11.9% of all recorded collisions in the WS15 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the WS15 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the WS15 postcode district, accounting for 16.8% of them, and 26.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the WS15 postcode district happen on?
84.8% of collisions in the WS15 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the WS15 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 11.7% of the 2,391 casualties recorded in the WS15 postcode district.
Is road safety in the WS15 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the WS15 postcode district rose 5% 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 WS15 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 WS15 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.