DG7 postcode district road traffic accidents
The DG7 postcode district recorded 564 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 791 casualties. Of these collisions, 20 were fatal and 151 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 28% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 20
- Serious
- 151
- Casualties
- 791
- Fatal
- 20
- Serious
- 151
- Casualties
- 791
Collisions by Year
Areas covering DG7
Towns in DG7
Roads in DG7
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the DG7 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the DG7 postcode district
Collisions recorded
564
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
791
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
20
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
151
30.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the DG7 postcode district
Collisions in the DG7 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (16% of the total), with 22% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
96.5% of recorded collisions in the DG7 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 20.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the DG7 postcode district have produced 791 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 87 collisions, Monday 75 collisions, Tuesday 65 collisions, Wednesday 77 collisions, Thursday 82 collisions, Friday 88 collisions, Saturday 90 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 440 collisions, Darkness 124 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 544 collisions, Dual carriageway 11 collisions, Roundabout 5 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, One way street/Slip road 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 10 mph 1 collisions, 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 142 collisions, 40 mph 3 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 413 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 437 collisions, Raining no high winds 76 collisions, Raining + high winds 16 collisions, Fine + high winds 13 collisions, Other 8 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 498 casualties, Passenger 243 casualties, Pedestrian 50 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the DG7 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the DG7 postcode district?
564 collisions have been recorded in the DG7 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 791 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the DG7 postcode district were serious or fatal?
20 were fatal and 151 were serious — 30.3% of all recorded collisions in the DG7 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the DG7 postcode district?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in the DG7 postcode district, accounting for 16% of them, and 22% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the DG7 postcode district happen on?
96.5% of collisions in the DG7 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the DG7 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 6.3% of the 791 casualties recorded in the DG7 postcode district.
Is road safety in the DG7 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the DG7 postcode district rose 28% 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 DG7 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 DG7 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.