DG5 postcode district road traffic accidents
The DG5 postcode district recorded 125 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 156 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 24
- Casualties
- 156
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 24
- Casualties
- 156
Collisions by Year
Areas covering DG5
Towns in DG5
Roads in DG5
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the DG5 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the DG5 postcode district
Collisions recorded
125
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
156
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
24
20% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the DG5 postcode district
Collisions in the DG5 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (24.8% of the total), with 29.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
97.6% of recorded collisions in the DG5 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 8.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the DG5 postcode district have produced 156 casualties. Pedestrians account for 20.5% 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 17 collisions, Monday 13 collisions, Tuesday 11 collisions, Wednesday 18 collisions, Thursday 18 collisions, Friday 31 collisions, Saturday 17 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 88 collisions, Darkness 37 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 122 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, Dual carriageway 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 63 collisions, 40 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 61 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 112 collisions, Raining no high winds 7 collisions, Fine + high winds 2 collisions, Raining + high winds 2 collisions, Fog or mist 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 90 casualties, Passenger 34 casualties, Pedestrian 32 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the DG5 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the DG5 postcode district?
125 collisions have been recorded in the DG5 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 156 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the DG5 postcode district were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 24 were serious — 20% of all recorded collisions in the DG5 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the DG5 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the DG5 postcode district, accounting for 24.8% of them, and 29.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the DG5 postcode district happen on?
97.6% of collisions in the DG5 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the DG5 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 20.5% of the 156 casualties recorded in the DG5 postcode district.
Is road safety in the DG5 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the DG5 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the DG5 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 DG5 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.