Heywood road traffic accidents
Heywood recorded 1,474 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,970 casualties. Of these collisions, 19 were fatal and 202 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 35% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 19
- Serious
- 202
- Casualties
- 1,970
- Fatal
- 19
- Serious
- 202
- Casualties
- 1,970
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Heywood
Roads in Heywood
Postcode districts in Heywood
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Heywood
Road collision statistics for Heywood
Collisions recorded
1,474
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,970
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
19
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
202
15% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Heywood
Collisions in Heywood are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (16.2% of the total), with 30.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
90.1% of recorded collisions in Heywood happen on a single carriageway. Around 23.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Heywood have produced 1,970 casualties. Pedestrians account for 21.3% 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 158 collisions, Monday 203 collisions, Tuesday 229 collisions, Wednesday 214 collisions, Thursday 239 collisions, Friday 231 collisions, Saturday 200 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,027 collisions, Darkness 447 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,328 collisions, Dual carriageway 39 collisions, Roundabout 33 collisions, Unknown 25 collisions, One way street 24 collisions, One way street/Slip road 21 collisions, Slip road 4 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 35 collisions, 30 mph 1,311 collisions, 40 mph 76 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 38 collisions, 70 mph 12 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 1,109 collisions, Raining no high winds 253 collisions, Unknown 38 collisions, Raining + high winds 22 collisions, Fine + high winds 18 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 1,067 casualties, Passenger 483 casualties, Pedestrian 420 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Heywood
How many road accidents have there been in Heywood?
1,474 collisions have been recorded in Heywood in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,970 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Heywood were serious or fatal?
19 were fatal and 202 were serious — 15% of all recorded collisions in Heywood resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Heywood?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in Heywood, accounting for 16.2% of them, and 30.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Heywood happen on?
90.1% of collisions in Heywood are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Heywood?
Pedestrians make up 21.3% of the 1,970 casualties recorded in Heywood.
Is road safety in Heywood getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Heywood rose 35% 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 Heywood 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 Heywood cover 1999 to 2025.