WV98 postcode district road traffic accidents
The WV98 postcode district recorded 54 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 69 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 8
- Casualties
- 69
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 8
- Casualties
- 69
Collisions by Year
Areas covering WV98
Towns in WV98
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the WV98 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the WV98 postcode district
Collisions recorded
54
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
69
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
8
18.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the WV98 postcode district
Collisions in the WV98 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (25.9% of the total), with 29.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
83.3% of recorded collisions in the WV98 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 9.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the WV98 postcode district have produced 69 casualties. Pedestrians account for 8.7% 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 5 collisions, Monday 10 collisions, Tuesday 6 collisions, Wednesday 10 collisions, Thursday 14 collisions, Friday 5 collisions, Saturday 4 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 38 collisions, Darkness 16 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 45 collisions, Dual carriageway 8 collisions, Roundabout 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 21 collisions, 40 mph 17 collisions, 60 mph 16 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 48 collisions, Raining no high winds 5 collisions, Fine + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 54 casualties, Passenger 9 casualties, Pedestrian 6 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the WV98 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the WV98 postcode district?
54 collisions have been recorded in the WV98 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 69 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the WV98 postcode district were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 8 were serious — 18.5% of all recorded collisions in the WV98 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the WV98 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the WV98 postcode district, accounting for 25.9% of them, and 29.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the WV98 postcode district happen on?
83.3% of collisions in the WV98 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the WV98 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 8.7% of the 69 casualties recorded in the WV98 postcode district.
Where does the road accident data for the WV98 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 WV98 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.