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UK Traffic Updates · Road Safety Intelligence · 24 September 2026

Road Safety Report

A556 — 6 January 2020 to 19 December 2025

Data Source: DfT STATS19 Police-Recorded Collision Data · OGL v3.0 · Generated 24 September 2026
175Total Collisions
6Fatal
245Casualties
6Years of Data
1. Executive Summary
60
UKTU Danger Score / 100
Very High Risk

This report covers 175 police-recorded collisions on the A556 between 6 January 2020 and 19 December 2025. The data is sourced from the Department for Transport STATS19 dataset and reflects incidents reported to police forces across England and Wales.

Of these collisions, 6 were fatal (3.4%), 30 were serious (17.1%), and 139 resulted in slight injuries. A total of 245 casualties were recorded across 349 vehicles.

The UKTU Danger Score of 60/100 is calculated from collision frequency, fatality count, severity ratio, and total casualty count.

175Collisions
6Fatal
30Serious
139Slight
245Casualties
56mphAvg Speed Limit
2. Year-on-Year Trend

📈 Increasing — collisions increased from 24 to 27

2020
24
38 cas
2021 (2F)
13
21 cas
2022
41
52 cas
2023
30
43 cas
2024 (3F)
40
57 cas
2025 (1F)
27
34 cas
4. Collision Conditions Analysis

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Fine no high winds
140
Raining no high wind
14
Fine + high winds
4
Fog or mist
3
Raining + high winds
3
Other
3

🛣️ Road Surface

Dry
120
Wet or damp
47
Frost or ice
5
Flood over 3cm
1

💡 Light Conditions

Daylight
125
Darkness - lights lit
29
Darkness - no lighting
14
Darkness - lighting un
5
Darkness - lights unli
2

🚦 Speed Limit Zones

60mph
68
70mph
43
50mph
34
40mph
18
30mph
12
5. Day of Week Pattern
Sun
27
27
Mon
17
17
Tue
26
26
Wed
32
32
Thu
23
23
Fri
23
23
Sat
27
27
6. Vehicle Types Involved
Car
251
251
Motorcycle over 500cc
21
21
Goods over 3.5t under 7.5t
20
20
Van/Goods 3.5t or under
20
20
Pedal cycle
11
11
Goods 7.5t and over
10
10
Motorcycle 125cc and under
4
4
Taxi/Private hire
3
3
7. Fatal Collision Records (6)
ReferenceDateTimeJunctionSpeedWeatherCasualtiesVehicles
2025070793647 25 Sep 2025 20:52 Not at junction 50mph Fine no high winds 2 3
2024070635068 21 Jul 2024 09:14 Not at junction 50mph Fine no high winds 1 2
2024070537409 18 Jun 2024 00:16 Not at junction 70mph Fine no high winds 1 1
2024070536397 17 Jun 2024 16:33 Not at junction 50mph Fine no high winds 3 2
2021070807547 20 Nov 2021 13:50 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 2 3
2021070140067 04 Mar 2021 15:28 Not at junction 60mph Fine no high winds 2 2