DG9 postcode district road traffic accidents
The DG9 postcode district recorded 728 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 944 casualties. Of these collisions, 13 were fatal and 165 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 20% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 13
- Serious
- 165
- Casualties
- 944
- Fatal
- 13
- Serious
- 165
- Casualties
- 944
Collisions by Year
Areas covering DG9
Towns in DG9
Roads in DG9
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the DG9 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the DG9 postcode district
Collisions recorded
728
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
944
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
13
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
165
24.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the DG9 postcode district
Collisions in the DG9 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (16.1% of the total), with 30.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
88.2% of recorded collisions in the DG9 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 19.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the DG9 postcode district have produced 944 casualties. Pedestrians account for 20.6% 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 94 collisions, Monday 103 collisions, Tuesday 101 collisions, Wednesday 99 collisions, Thursday 117 collisions, Friday 105 collisions, Saturday 109 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 505 collisions, Darkness 223 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 642 collisions, One way street 38 collisions, One way street/Slip road 20 collisions, Roundabout 17 collisions, Unknown 7 collisions, Dual carriageway 4 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 33 collisions, 30 mph 322 collisions, 40 mph 5 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 366 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 569 collisions, Raining no high winds 95 collisions, Raining + high winds 27 collisions, Fine + high winds 17 collisions, Other 16 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 543 casualties, Passenger 207 casualties, Pedestrian 194 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the DG9 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the DG9 postcode district?
728 collisions have been recorded in the DG9 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 944 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the DG9 postcode district were serious or fatal?
13 were fatal and 165 were serious — 24.5% of all recorded collisions in the DG9 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the DG9 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the DG9 postcode district, accounting for 16.1% of them, and 30.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the DG9 postcode district happen on?
88.2% of collisions in the DG9 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the DG9 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 20.6% of the 944 casualties recorded in the DG9 postcode district.
Is road safety in the DG9 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the DG9 postcode district rose 20% 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 DG9 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 DG9 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.