WV15 postcode district road traffic accidents
The WV15 postcode district recorded 640 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,034 casualties. Of these collisions, 34 were fatal and 153 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 45% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 34
- Serious
- 153
- Casualties
- 1,034
- Fatal
- 34
- Serious
- 153
- Casualties
- 1,034
Collisions by Year
Areas covering WV15
Towns in WV15
Roads in WV15
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the WV15 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the WV15 postcode district
Collisions recorded
640
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,034
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
34
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
153
29.2% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the WV15 postcode district
Collisions in the WV15 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Sunday (18.6% of the total), with 25.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
96.6% of recorded collisions in the WV15 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 14.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the WV15 postcode district have produced 1,034 casualties. Pedestrians account for 2.9% 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 119 collisions, Monday 81 collisions, Tuesday 80 collisions, Wednesday 92 collisions, Thursday 71 collisions, Friday 105 collisions, Saturday 92 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 477 collisions, Darkness 163 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 618 collisions, Roundabout 15 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 86 collisions, 40 mph 72 collisions, 50 mph 33 collisions, 60 mph 449 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 548 collisions, Raining no high winds 61 collisions, Raining + high winds 7 collisions, Fog or mist 7 collisions, Other 6 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 734 casualties, Passenger 270 casualties, Pedestrian 30 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the WV15 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the WV15 postcode district?
640 collisions have been recorded in the WV15 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,034 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the WV15 postcode district were serious or fatal?
34 were fatal and 153 were serious — 29.2% of all recorded collisions in the WV15 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the WV15 postcode district?
Sunday is the most common day for collisions in the WV15 postcode district, accounting for 18.6% of them, and 25.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the WV15 postcode district happen on?
96.6% of collisions in the WV15 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the WV15 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 2.9% of the 1,034 casualties recorded in the WV15 postcode district.
Is road safety in the WV15 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the WV15 postcode district fell 45% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for the WV15 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 WV15 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.