DL13 postcode district road traffic accidents
The DL13 postcode district recorded 678 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,057 casualties. Of these collisions, 30 were fatal and 158 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 33% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 30
- Serious
- 158
- Casualties
- 1,057
- Fatal
- 30
- Serious
- 158
- Casualties
- 1,057
Collisions by Year
Areas covering DL13
Roads in DL13
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the DL13 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the DL13 postcode district
Collisions recorded
678
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,057
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
30
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
158
27.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the DL13 postcode district
Collisions in the DL13 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (18.6% of the total), with 24.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
99.4% of recorded collisions in the DL13 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 18.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the DL13 postcode district have produced 1,057 casualties. Pedestrians account for 7.5% 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 125 collisions, Monday 98 collisions, Tuesday 76 collisions, Wednesday 74 collisions, Thursday 79 collisions, Friday 100 collisions, Saturday 126 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 511 collisions, Darkness 167 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 674 collisions, Dual carriageway 3 collisions, One way street 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 243 collisions, 40 mph 15 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 416 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 531 collisions, Raining no high winds 67 collisions, Fine + high winds 24 collisions, Fog or mist 20 collisions, Raining + high winds 13 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 663 casualties, Passenger 315 casualties, Pedestrian 79 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the DL13 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the DL13 postcode district?
678 collisions have been recorded in the DL13 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,057 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the DL13 postcode district were serious or fatal?
30 were fatal and 158 were serious — 27.7% of all recorded collisions in the DL13 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the DL13 postcode district?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in the DL13 postcode district, accounting for 18.6% of them, and 24.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the DL13 postcode district happen on?
99.4% of collisions in the DL13 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the DL13 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 7.5% of the 1,057 casualties recorded in the DL13 postcode district.
Is road safety in the DL13 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the DL13 postcode district fell 33% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for the DL13 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 DL13 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.