DD3 postcode district road traffic accidents
The DD3 postcode district recorded 1,147 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,398 casualties. Of these collisions, 8 were fatal and 273 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 17% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 8
- Serious
- 273
- Casualties
- 1,398
- Fatal
- 8
- Serious
- 273
- Casualties
- 1,398
Collisions by Year
Areas covering DD3
Towns in DD3
Roads in DD3
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the DD3 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the DD3 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,147
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,398
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
8
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
273
24.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the DD3 postcode district
Collisions in the DD3 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (16% of the total), with 26.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
84.4% of recorded collisions in the DD3 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the DD3 postcode district have produced 1,398 casualties. Pedestrians account for 28.2% 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 109 collisions, Monday 175 collisions, Tuesday 183 collisions, Wednesday 183 collisions, Thursday 150 collisions, Friday 177 collisions, Saturday 170 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 839 collisions, Darkness 308 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 968 collisions, Dual carriageway 89 collisions, Roundabout 66 collisions, One way street/Slip road 10 collisions, One way street 5 collisions, Slip road 5 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 12 collisions, 30 mph 983 collisions, 40 mph 25 collisions, 50 mph 68 collisions, 60 mph 56 collisions, 70 mph 3 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 953 collisions, Raining no high winds 145 collisions, Snowing no high winds 15 collisions, Other 9 collisions, Raining + high winds 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 683 casualties, Passenger 321 casualties, Pedestrian 394 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the DD3 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the DD3 postcode district?
1,147 collisions have been recorded in the DD3 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,398 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the DD3 postcode district were serious or fatal?
8 were fatal and 273 were serious — 24.5% of all recorded collisions in the DD3 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the DD3 postcode district?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in the DD3 postcode district, accounting for 16% of them, and 26.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the DD3 postcode district happen on?
84.4% of collisions in the DD3 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the DD3 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 28.2% of the 1,398 casualties recorded in the DD3 postcode district.
Is road safety in the DD3 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the DD3 postcode district rose 17% 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 DD3 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 DD3 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.