DL4 postcode district road traffic accidents
The DL4 postcode district recorded 379 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 486 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 50 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 33% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 50
- Casualties
- 486
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 50
- Casualties
- 486
Collisions by Year
Areas covering DL4
Roads in DL4
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the DL4 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the DL4 postcode district
Collisions recorded
379
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
486
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
50
13.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the DL4 postcode district
Collisions in the DL4 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (19% of the total), with 21.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
91.3% of recorded collisions in the DL4 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 14.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the DL4 postcode district have produced 486 casualties. Pedestrians account for 19.5% 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 43 collisions, Monday 57 collisions, Tuesday 55 collisions, Wednesday 46 collisions, Thursday 57 collisions, Friday 72 collisions, Saturday 49 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 299 collisions, Darkness 80 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 346 collisions, Roundabout 31 collisions, Dual carriageway 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 267 collisions, 40 mph 20 collisions, 60 mph 91 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 318 collisions, Raining no high winds 40 collisions, Fine + high winds 6 collisions, Other 5 collisions, Raining + high winds 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 274 casualties, Passenger 117 casualties, Pedestrian 95 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SeriousAccident 2016110129652
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SlightAccident 2016110115994
SeriousAccident 2016110115228
SlightAccident 2016110106309
SlightAccident 2016110101811
SlightAccident 2016110091778
SlightAccident 2016110080244
FatalAccident 2016110080487
SeriousAccident 2016110065066
SlightAccident 2016110062264
SlightAccident 2016110056683
SeriousAccident 201611SK05016
SlightAccident 201611SK03696
SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the DL4 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the DL4 postcode district?
379 collisions have been recorded in the DL4 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 486 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the DL4 postcode district were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 50 were serious — 13.7% of all recorded collisions in the DL4 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the DL4 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the DL4 postcode district, accounting for 19% of them, and 21.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the DL4 postcode district happen on?
91.3% of collisions in the DL4 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the DL4 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 19.5% of the 486 casualties recorded in the DL4 postcode district.
Is road safety in the DL4 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the DL4 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 DL4 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 DL4 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.