DT8 postcode district road traffic accidents
The DT8 postcode district recorded 266 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 372 casualties. Of these collisions, 8 were fatal and 65 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 17% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 8
- Serious
- 65
- Casualties
- 372
- Fatal
- 8
- Serious
- 65
- Casualties
- 372
Collisions by Year
Areas covering DT8
Towns in DT8
Roads in DT8
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the DT8 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the DT8 postcode district
Collisions recorded
266
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
372
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
8
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
65
27.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the DT8 postcode district
Collisions in the DT8 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (17.7% of the total), with 24.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
99.6% of recorded collisions in the DT8 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the DT8 postcode district have produced 372 casualties. Pedestrians account for 10.5% 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 42 collisions, Monday 33 collisions, Tuesday 47 collisions, Wednesday 36 collisions, Thursday 32 collisions, Friday 37 collisions, Saturday 39 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 201 collisions, Darkness 65 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 265 collisions, One way street 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 15 collisions, 30 mph 82 collisions, 40 mph 3 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 165 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 217 collisions, Raining no high winds 24 collisions, Fog or mist 9 collisions, Fine + high winds 4 collisions, Raining + high winds 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 247 casualties, Passenger 86 casualties, Pedestrian 39 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the DT8 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the DT8 postcode district?
266 collisions have been recorded in the DT8 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 372 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the DT8 postcode district were serious or fatal?
8 were fatal and 65 were serious — 27.4% of all recorded collisions in the DT8 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the DT8 postcode district?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in the DT8 postcode district, accounting for 17.7% of them, and 24.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the DT8 postcode district happen on?
99.6% of collisions in the DT8 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the DT8 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 10.5% of the 372 casualties recorded in the DT8 postcode district.
Is road safety in the DT8 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the DT8 postcode district fell 17% 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 DT8 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 DT8 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.