BD24 postcode district road traffic accidents
The BD24 postcode district recorded 304 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 380 casualties. Of these collisions, 18 were fatal and 88 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 40% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 18
- Serious
- 88
- Casualties
- 380
- Fatal
- 18
- Serious
- 88
- Casualties
- 380
Collisions by Year
Areas covering BD24
Roads in BD24
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the BD24 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the BD24 postcode district
Collisions recorded
304
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
380
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
18
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
88
34.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the BD24 postcode district
Collisions in the BD24 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Sunday (22.7% of the total), with 15.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
95.4% of recorded collisions in the BD24 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 12.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the BD24 postcode district have produced 380 casualties. Pedestrians account for 13.4% 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 69 collisions, Monday 25 collisions, Tuesday 36 collisions, Wednesday 28 collisions, Thursday 41 collisions, Friday 43 collisions, Saturday 62 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 256 collisions, Darkness 48 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 290 collisions, Roundabout 9 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 12 collisions, 30 mph 93 collisions, 40 mph 13 collisions, 60 mph 186 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 263 collisions, Raining no high winds 20 collisions, Other 7 collisions, Raining + high winds 6 collisions, Fine + high winds 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 254 casualties, Passenger 75 casualties, Pedestrian 51 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the BD24 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the BD24 postcode district?
304 collisions have been recorded in the BD24 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 380 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the BD24 postcode district were serious or fatal?
18 were fatal and 88 were serious — 34.9% of all recorded collisions in the BD24 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the BD24 postcode district?
Sunday is the most common day for collisions in the BD24 postcode district, accounting for 22.7% of them, and 15.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the BD24 postcode district happen on?
95.4% of collisions in the BD24 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the BD24 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 13.4% of the 380 casualties recorded in the BD24 postcode district.
Is road safety in the BD24 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the BD24 postcode district 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 the BD24 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 BD24 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.