DT10 postcode district road traffic accidents
The DT10 postcode district recorded 514 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 715 casualties. Of these collisions, 10 were fatal and 92 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 100% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 92
- Casualties
- 715
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 92
- Casualties
- 715
Collisions by Year
Areas covering DT10
Towns in DT10
Roads in DT10
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the DT10 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the DT10 postcode district
Collisions recorded
514
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
715
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
10
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
92
19.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the DT10 postcode district
Collisions in the DT10 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (19.3% of the total), with 26.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
97.9% of recorded collisions in the DT10 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the DT10 postcode district have produced 715 casualties. Pedestrians account for 7% 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 59 collisions, Monday 75 collisions, Tuesday 63 collisions, Wednesday 79 collisions, Thursday 81 collisions, Friday 99 collisions, Saturday 58 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 378 collisions, Darkness 136 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 503 collisions, Dual carriageway 5 collisions, One way street 3 collisions, Roundabout 2 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 188 collisions, 40 mph 23 collisions, 50 mph 10 collisions, 60 mph 291 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 404 collisions, Raining no high winds 70 collisions, Other 16 collisions, Raining + high winds 7 collisions, Fog or mist 7 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 490 casualties, Passenger 175 casualties, Pedestrian 50 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the DT10 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the DT10 postcode district?
514 collisions have been recorded in the DT10 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 715 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the DT10 postcode district were serious or fatal?
10 were fatal and 92 were serious — 19.8% of all recorded collisions in the DT10 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the DT10 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the DT10 postcode district, accounting for 19.3% of them, and 26.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the DT10 postcode district happen on?
97.9% of collisions in the DT10 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the DT10 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 7% of the 715 casualties recorded in the DT10 postcode district.
Is road safety in the DT10 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the DT10 postcode district rose 100% 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 DT10 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 DT10 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.