Menston road traffic accidents
Menston recorded 160 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 225 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 28 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 25% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 28
- Casualties
- 225
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 28
- Casualties
- 225
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Menston
Roads in Menston
Postcode districts in Menston
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Menston
Road collision statistics for Menston
Collisions recorded
160
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
225
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
28
19.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Menston
Collisions in Menston are most frequently recorded on a Monday (19.4% of the total), with 24.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
91.9% of recorded collisions in Menston happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Menston have produced 225 casualties. Pedestrians account for 7.1% 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 18 collisions, Monday 31 collisions, Tuesday 23 collisions, Wednesday 19 collisions, Thursday 17 collisions, Friday 25 collisions, Saturday 27 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 121 collisions, Darkness 39 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 147 collisions, Roundabout 8 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, One way street 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 128 collisions, 40 mph 28 collisions, 60 mph 2 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 134 collisions, Raining no high winds 12 collisions, Other 5 collisions, Raining + high winds 4 collisions, Snowing no high winds 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 154 casualties, Passenger 55 casualties, Pedestrian 16 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Menston
How many road accidents have there been in Menston?
160 collisions have been recorded in Menston in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 225 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Menston were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 28 were serious — 19.4% of all recorded collisions in Menston resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Menston?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in Menston, accounting for 19.4% of them, and 24.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Menston happen on?
91.9% of collisions in Menston are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Menston?
Pedestrians make up 7.1% of the 225 casualties recorded in Menston.
Is road safety in Menston getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Menston fell 25% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Menston 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 Menston cover 1999 to 2025.