Lakenheath road traffic accidents
Lakenheath recorded 105 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 147 casualties. Of these collisions, 0 were fatal and 20 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 20
- Casualties
- 147
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 20
- Casualties
- 147
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Lakenheath
Postcode districts in Lakenheath
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Lakenheath
Road collision statistics for Lakenheath
Collisions recorded
105
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
147
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
0
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
20
19% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Lakenheath
Collisions in Lakenheath are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (20% of the total), with 33.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
99% of recorded collisions in Lakenheath happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Lakenheath have produced 147 casualties. Pedestrians account for 12.2% 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 9 collisions, Monday 16 collisions, Tuesday 9 collisions, Wednesday 19 collisions, Thursday 15 collisions, Friday 16 collisions, Saturday 21 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 70 collisions, Darkness 35 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 104 collisions, One way street 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 102 collisions, 60 mph 3 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 81 collisions, Raining no high winds 14 collisions, Other 5 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, Fine + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 97 casualties, Passenger 32 casualties, Pedestrian 18 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Lakenheath
How many road accidents have there been in Lakenheath?
105 collisions have been recorded in Lakenheath in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 147 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Lakenheath were serious or fatal?
0 were fatal and 20 were serious — 19% of all recorded collisions in Lakenheath resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Lakenheath?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in Lakenheath, accounting for 20% of them, and 33.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Lakenheath happen on?
99% of collisions in Lakenheath are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Lakenheath?
Pedestrians make up 12.2% of the 147 casualties recorded in Lakenheath.
Is road safety in Lakenheath getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Lakenheath were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Lakenheath 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 Lakenheath cover 1999 to 2025.