Ludlow road traffic accidents
Ludlow recorded 253 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 304 casualties. Of these collisions, 6 were fatal and 37 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 37
- Casualties
- 304
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 37
- Casualties
- 304
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Ludlow
Roads in Ludlow
Postcode districts in Ludlow
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Ludlow
Road collision statistics for Ludlow
Collisions recorded
253
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
304
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
6
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
37
17% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Ludlow
Collisions in Ludlow are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.2% of the total), with 24.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
93.7% of recorded collisions in Ludlow happen on a single carriageway. Around 10.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Ludlow have produced 304 casualties. Pedestrians account for 37.5% 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 31 collisions, Monday 37 collisions, Tuesday 30 collisions, Wednesday 37 collisions, Thursday 33 collisions, Friday 46 collisions, Saturday 39 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 190 collisions, Darkness 63 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 237 collisions, Roundabout 5 collisions, One way street 5 collisions, One way street/Slip road 4 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 8 collisions, 30 mph 231 collisions, 40 mph 4 collisions, 60 mph 10 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 225 collisions, Raining no high winds 21 collisions, Raining + high winds 2 collisions, Other 2 collisions, Fine + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 145 casualties, Passenger 45 casualties, Pedestrian 114 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Ludlow
How many road accidents have there been in Ludlow?
253 collisions have been recorded in Ludlow in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 304 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Ludlow were serious or fatal?
6 were fatal and 37 were serious — 17% of all recorded collisions in Ludlow resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Ludlow?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Ludlow, accounting for 18.2% of them, and 24.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Ludlow happen on?
93.7% of collisions in Ludlow are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Ludlow?
Pedestrians make up 37.5% of the 304 casualties recorded in Ludlow.
Is road safety in Ludlow getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Ludlow were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Ludlow 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 Ludlow cover 1999 to 2025.