WS6 postcode district road traffic accidents
The WS6 postcode district recorded 600 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 828 casualties. Of these collisions, 9 were fatal and 54 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 13% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 54
- Casualties
- 828
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 54
- Casualties
- 828
Collisions by Year
Areas covering WS6
Towns in WS6
Roads in WS6
Planning applications nearby
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the WS6 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the WS6 postcode district
Collisions recorded
600
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
828
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
9
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
54
10.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the WS6 postcode district
Collisions in the WS6 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (18.7% of the total), with 25.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
84.2% of recorded collisions in the WS6 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 18.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the WS6 postcode district have produced 828 casualties. Pedestrians account for 12.3% 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 60 collisions, Monday 94 collisions, Tuesday 76 collisions, Wednesday 86 collisions, Thursday 112 collisions, Friday 91 collisions, Saturday 81 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 445 collisions, Darkness 155 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 505 collisions, Dual carriageway 45 collisions, Roundabout 16 collisions, One way street 15 collisions, One way street/Slip road 13 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 488 collisions, 40 mph 14 collisions, 50 mph 33 collisions, 60 mph 42 collisions, 70 mph 22 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 482 collisions, Raining no high winds 74 collisions, Other 10 collisions, Snowing no high winds 9 collisions, Fine + high winds 9 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 531 casualties, Passenger 195 casualties, Pedestrian 102 casualties.
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FatalFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the WS6 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the WS6 postcode district?
600 collisions have been recorded in the WS6 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 828 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the WS6 postcode district were serious or fatal?
9 were fatal and 54 were serious — 10.5% of all recorded collisions in the WS6 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the WS6 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the WS6 postcode district, accounting for 18.7% of them, and 25.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the WS6 postcode district happen on?
84.2% of collisions in the WS6 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the WS6 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 12.3% of the 828 casualties recorded in the WS6 postcode district.
Is road safety in the WS6 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the WS6 postcode district rose 13% 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 WS6 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 WS6 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.