Leek road traffic accidents
Leek recorded 858 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,122 casualties. Of these collisions, 10 were fatal and 87 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 19% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 87
- Casualties
- 1,122
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 87
- Casualties
- 1,122
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Leek
Roads in Leek
Postcode districts in Leek
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Leek
Road collision statistics for Leek
Collisions recorded
858
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,122
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
10
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
87
11.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Leek
Collisions in Leek are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.9% of the total), with 26% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
89.7% of recorded collisions in Leek happen on a single carriageway. Around 18.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Leek have produced 1,122 casualties. Pedestrians account for 21.2% 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 90 collisions, Monday 109 collisions, Tuesday 118 collisions, Wednesday 135 collisions, Thursday 128 collisions, Friday 162 collisions, Saturday 116 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 635 collisions, Darkness 223 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 770 collisions, Roundabout 35 collisions, Dual carriageway 21 collisions, One way street 18 collisions, One way street/Slip road 8 collisions, Unknown 6 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 786 collisions, 40 mph 61 collisions, 50 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 5 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 691 collisions, Raining no high winds 129 collisions, Unknown 12 collisions, Raining + high winds 8 collisions, Fine + high winds 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 613 casualties, Passenger 271 casualties, Pedestrian 238 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Leek
How many road accidents have there been in Leek?
858 collisions have been recorded in Leek in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,122 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Leek were serious or fatal?
10 were fatal and 87 were serious — 11.3% of all recorded collisions in Leek resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Leek?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Leek, accounting for 18.9% of them, and 26% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Leek happen on?
89.7% of collisions in Leek are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Leek?
Pedestrians make up 21.2% of the 1,122 casualties recorded in Leek.
Is road safety in Leek getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Leek rose 19% 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 Leek 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 Leek cover 1999 to 2025.