WS4 postcode district road traffic accidents
The WS4 postcode district recorded 656 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 910 casualties. Of these collisions, 8 were fatal and 99 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 25% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 8
- Serious
- 99
- Casualties
- 910
- Fatal
- 8
- Serious
- 99
- Casualties
- 910
Collisions by Year
Areas covering WS4
Towns in WS4
Roads in WS4
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the WS4 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the WS4 postcode district
Collisions recorded
656
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
910
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
8
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
99
16.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the WS4 postcode district
Collisions in the WS4 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.9% of the total), with 27.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
92.4% of recorded collisions in the WS4 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the WS4 postcode district have produced 910 casualties. Pedestrians account for 16.9% 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 62 collisions, Monday 101 collisions, Tuesday 92 collisions, Wednesday 95 collisions, Thursday 99 collisions, Friday 111 collisions, Saturday 96 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 478 collisions, Darkness 178 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 606 collisions, Dual carriageway 38 collisions, Roundabout 11 collisions, One way street 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 4 collisions, 30 mph 625 collisions, 40 mph 15 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 9 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 511 collisions, Raining no high winds 89 collisions, Other 31 collisions, Unknown 13 collisions, Fine + high winds 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 500 casualties, Passenger 256 casualties, Pedestrian 154 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the WS4 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the WS4 postcode district?
656 collisions have been recorded in the WS4 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 910 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the WS4 postcode district were serious or fatal?
8 were fatal and 99 were serious — 16.3% of all recorded collisions in the WS4 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the WS4 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the WS4 postcode district, accounting for 16.9% of them, and 27.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the WS4 postcode district happen on?
92.4% of collisions in the WS4 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the WS4 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 16.9% of the 910 casualties recorded in the WS4 postcode district.
Is road safety in the WS4 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the WS4 postcode district rose 25% 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 WS4 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 WS4 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.