WV99 postcode district road traffic accidents
The WV99 postcode district recorded 70 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 102 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 12
- Casualties
- 102
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 12
- Casualties
- 102
Collisions by Year
Areas covering WV99
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the WV99 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the WV99 postcode district
Collisions recorded
70
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
102
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
12
18.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the WV99 postcode district
Collisions in the WV99 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (28.6% of the total), with 30% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
74.3% of recorded collisions in the WV99 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 11.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the WV99 postcode district have produced 102 casualties. Pedestrians account for 5.9% 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 3 collisions, Monday 11 collisions, Tuesday 9 collisions, Wednesday 20 collisions, Thursday 10 collisions, Friday 14 collisions, Saturday 3 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 49 collisions, Darkness 21 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 52 collisions, Dual carriageway 9 collisions, One way street/Slip road 4 collisions, Roundabout 3 collisions, Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 27 collisions, 40 mph 27 collisions, 60 mph 10 collisions, 70 mph 6 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 62 collisions, Raining no high winds 6 collisions, Raining + high winds 1 collisions, Other 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 75 casualties, Passenger 21 casualties, Pedestrian 6 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the WV99 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the WV99 postcode district?
70 collisions have been recorded in the WV99 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 102 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the WV99 postcode district were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 12 were serious — 18.6% of all recorded collisions in the WV99 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the WV99 postcode district?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in the WV99 postcode district, accounting for 28.6% of them, and 30% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the WV99 postcode district happen on?
74.3% of collisions in the WV99 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the WV99 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 5.9% of the 102 casualties recorded in the WV99 postcode district.
Where does the road accident data for the WV99 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 WV99 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.