BD23 postcode district road traffic accidents
The BD23 postcode district recorded 2,601 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 3,666 casualties. Of these collisions, 74 were fatal and 559 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 12% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 74
- Serious
- 559
- Casualties
- 3,666
- Fatal
- 74
- Serious
- 559
- Casualties
- 3,666
Collisions by Year
Areas covering BD23
Roads in BD23
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the BD23 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the BD23 postcode district
Collisions recorded
2,601
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
3,666
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
74
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
559
24.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the BD23 postcode district
Collisions in the BD23 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17% of the total), with 22.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
92.8% of recorded collisions in the BD23 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 19.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the BD23 postcode district have produced 3,666 casualties. Pedestrians account for 10.3% 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 438 collisions, Monday 310 collisions, Tuesday 337 collisions, Wednesday 326 collisions, Thursday 328 collisions, Friday 443 collisions, Saturday 419 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 2,019 collisions, Darkness 582 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 2,414 collisions, Roundabout 125 collisions, Dual carriageway 30 collisions, Unknown 16 collisions, One way street 8 collisions, One way street/Slip road 7 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 15 collisions, 30 mph 845 collisions, 40 mph 80 collisions, 50 mph 6 collisions, 60 mph 1,649 collisions, 70 mph 6 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 2,039 collisions, Raining no high winds 342 collisions, Raining + high winds 80 collisions, Fine + high winds 52 collisions, Other 28 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 2,388 casualties, Passenger 902 casualties, Pedestrian 376 casualties.
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Frequently asked questions about road accidents in the BD23 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the BD23 postcode district?
2,601 collisions have been recorded in the BD23 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 3,666 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the BD23 postcode district were serious or fatal?
74 were fatal and 559 were serious — 24.3% of all recorded collisions in the BD23 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the BD23 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the BD23 postcode district, accounting for 17% of them, and 22.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the BD23 postcode district happen on?
92.8% of collisions in the BD23 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the BD23 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 10.3% of the 3,666 casualties recorded in the BD23 postcode district.
Is road safety in the BD23 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the BD23 postcode district rose 12% 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 the BD23 postcode district 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 the BD23 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.