DG12 postcode district road traffic accidents
The DG12 postcode district recorded 502 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 683 casualties. Of these collisions, 11 were fatal and 108 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 40% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 11
- Serious
- 108
- Casualties
- 683
- Fatal
- 11
- Serious
- 108
- Casualties
- 683
Collisions by Year
Areas covering DG12
Roads in DG12
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the DG12 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the DG12 postcode district
Collisions recorded
502
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
683
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
11
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
108
23.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the DG12 postcode district
Collisions in the DG12 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.7% of the total), with 26.3% 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 DG12 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 19.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the DG12 postcode district have produced 683 casualties. Pedestrians account for 13% 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 55 collisions, Monday 68 collisions, Tuesday 63 collisions, Wednesday 80 collisions, Thursday 74 collisions, Friday 89 collisions, Saturday 73 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 370 collisions, Darkness 132 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 479 collisions, Roundabout 8 collisions, One way street 7 collisions, Dual carriageway 6 collisions, One way street/Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 7 collisions, 30 mph 233 collisions, 40 mph 21 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 239 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 397 collisions, Raining no high winds 60 collisions, Other 13 collisions, Raining + high winds 9 collisions, Fine + high winds 8 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 436 casualties, Passenger 158 casualties, Pedestrian 89 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the DG12 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the DG12 postcode district?
502 collisions have been recorded in the DG12 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 683 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the DG12 postcode district were serious or fatal?
11 were fatal and 108 were serious — 23.7% of all recorded collisions in the DG12 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the DG12 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the DG12 postcode district, accounting for 17.7% of them, and 26.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the DG12 postcode district happen on?
95.4% of collisions in the DG12 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the DG12 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 13% of the 683 casualties recorded in the DG12 postcode district.
Is road safety in the DG12 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the DG12 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 DG12 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 DG12 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.