DT7 postcode district road traffic accidents
The DT7 postcode district recorded 258 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 340 casualties. Of these collisions, 10 were fatal and 42 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 29% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 42
- Casualties
- 340
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 42
- Casualties
- 340
Collisions by Year
Areas covering DT7
Towns in DT7
Roads in DT7
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the DT7 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the DT7 postcode district
Collisions recorded
258
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
340
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
10
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
42
20.2% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the DT7 postcode district
Collisions in the DT7 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.4% of the total), with 19.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
96.5% of recorded collisions in the DT7 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 19.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the DT7 postcode district have produced 340 casualties. Pedestrians account for 20.9% 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 35 collisions, Monday 35 collisions, Tuesday 38 collisions, Wednesday 36 collisions, Thursday 28 collisions, Friday 45 collisions, Saturday 41 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 207 collisions, Darkness 51 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 249 collisions, Roundabout 3 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 156 collisions, 40 mph 15 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 82 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 205 collisions, Raining no high winds 33 collisions, Raining + high winds 9 collisions, Other 4 collisions, Fine + high winds 3 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 182 casualties, Passenger 87 casualties, Pedestrian 71 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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FatalFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the DT7 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the DT7 postcode district?
258 collisions have been recorded in the DT7 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 340 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the DT7 postcode district were serious or fatal?
10 were fatal and 42 were serious — 20.2% of all recorded collisions in the DT7 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the DT7 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the DT7 postcode district, accounting for 17.4% of them, and 19.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the DT7 postcode district happen on?
96.5% of collisions in the DT7 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the DT7 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 20.9% of the 340 casualties recorded in the DT7 postcode district.
Is road safety in the DT7 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the DT7 postcode district fell 29% 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 DT7 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 DT7 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.