DD6 postcode district road traffic accidents
The DD6 postcode district recorded 201 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 253 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 60 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 60
- Casualties
- 253
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 60
- Casualties
- 253
Collisions by Year
Areas covering DD6
Roads in DD6
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the DD6 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the DD6 postcode district
Collisions recorded
201
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
253
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
60
30.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the DD6 postcode district
Collisions in the DD6 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (17.4% of the total), with 24.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
72.1% of recorded collisions in the DD6 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 17.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the DD6 postcode district have produced 253 casualties. Pedestrians account for 14.6% 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 32 collisions, Monday 20 collisions, Tuesday 27 collisions, Wednesday 35 collisions, Thursday 27 collisions, Friday 26 collisions, Saturday 34 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 151 collisions, Darkness 50 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 145 collisions, Dual carriageway 34 collisions, Roundabout 19 collisions, Slip road 2 collisions, One way street 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 10 collisions, 30 mph 65 collisions, 40 mph 13 collisions, 50 mph 7 collisions, 60 mph 84 collisions, 70 mph 22 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 164 collisions, Raining no high winds 28 collisions, Fine + high winds 2 collisions, Raining + high winds 2 collisions, Fog or mist 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 158 casualties, Passenger 58 casualties, Pedestrian 37 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the DD6 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the DD6 postcode district?
201 collisions have been recorded in the DD6 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 253 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the DD6 postcode district were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 60 were serious — 30.8% of all recorded collisions in the DD6 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the DD6 postcode district?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in the DD6 postcode district, accounting for 17.4% of them, and 24.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the DD6 postcode district happen on?
72.1% of collisions in the DD6 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the DD6 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 14.6% of the 253 casualties recorded in the DD6 postcode district.
Is road safety in the DD6 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the DD6 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the DD6 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 DD6 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.