Lightwater road traffic accidents
Lightwater recorded 150 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 184 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 17 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 40% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 17
- Casualties
- 184
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 17
- Casualties
- 184
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Lightwater
Roads in Lightwater
Postcode districts in Lightwater
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Lightwater
Road collision statistics for Lightwater
Collisions recorded
150
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
184
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
17
12.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Lightwater
Collisions in Lightwater are most frequently recorded on a Friday (19.3% of the total), with 28.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
64.7% of recorded collisions in Lightwater happen on a single carriageway. Around 22% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Lightwater have produced 184 casualties. Pedestrians account for 11.4% 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 16 collisions, Monday 20 collisions, Tuesday 24 collisions, Wednesday 24 collisions, Thursday 20 collisions, Friday 29 collisions, Saturday 17 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 107 collisions, Darkness 43 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 97 collisions, Dual carriageway 42 collisions, Unknown 7 collisions, Roundabout 4 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 79 collisions, 40 mph 6 collisions, 50 mph 25 collisions, 60 mph 4 collisions, 70 mph 34 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 117 collisions, Raining no high winds 14 collisions, Unknown 10 collisions, Raining + high winds 3 collisions, Other 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 139 casualties, Passenger 24 casualties, Pedestrian 21 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Lightwater
How many road accidents have there been in Lightwater?
150 collisions have been recorded in Lightwater in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 184 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Lightwater were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 17 were serious — 12.7% of all recorded collisions in Lightwater resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Lightwater?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Lightwater, accounting for 19.3% of them, and 28.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Lightwater happen on?
64.7% of collisions in Lightwater are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Lightwater?
Pedestrians make up 11.4% of the 184 casualties recorded in Lightwater.
Is road safety in Lightwater getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Lightwater rose 40% 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 Lightwater 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 Lightwater cover 1999 to 2025.