DG3 postcode district road traffic accidents
The DG3 postcode district recorded 209 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 272 casualties. Of these collisions, 8 were fatal and 54 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 60% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 8
- Serious
- 54
- Casualties
- 272
- Fatal
- 8
- Serious
- 54
- Casualties
- 272
Collisions by Year
Areas covering DG3
Roads in DG3
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the DG3 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the DG3 postcode district
Collisions recorded
209
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
272
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
8
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
54
29.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the DG3 postcode district
Collisions in the DG3 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (19.6% of the total), with 30.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
99% of recorded collisions in the DG3 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 26.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the DG3 postcode district have produced 272 casualties. Pedestrians account for 6.3% 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 37 collisions, Monday 29 collisions, Tuesday 41 collisions, Wednesday 25 collisions, Thursday 20 collisions, Friday 33 collisions, Saturday 24 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 145 collisions, Darkness 64 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 207 collisions, Roundabout 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 38 collisions, 40 mph 9 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 159 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 149 collisions, Raining no high winds 38 collisions, Snowing no high winds 7 collisions, Raining + high winds 6 collisions, Fine + high winds 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 201 casualties, Passenger 54 casualties, Pedestrian 17 casualties.
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FatalFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the DG3 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the DG3 postcode district?
209 collisions have been recorded in the DG3 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 272 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the DG3 postcode district were serious or fatal?
8 were fatal and 54 were serious — 29.7% of all recorded collisions in the DG3 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the DG3 postcode district?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in the DG3 postcode district, accounting for 19.6% of them, and 30.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the DG3 postcode district happen on?
99% of collisions in the DG3 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the DG3 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 6.3% of the 272 casualties recorded in the DG3 postcode district.
Is road safety in the DG3 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the DG3 postcode district rose 60% 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 DG3 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 DG3 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.