DY12 postcode district road traffic accidents
The DY12 postcode district recorded 779 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,083 casualties. Of these collisions, 22 were fatal and 131 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 17% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 22
- Serious
- 131
- Casualties
- 1,083
- Fatal
- 22
- Serious
- 131
- Casualties
- 1,083
Collisions by Year
Areas covering DY12
Towns in DY12
Roads in DY12
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the DY12 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the DY12 postcode district
Collisions recorded
779
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,083
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
22
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
131
19.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the DY12 postcode district
Collisions in the DY12 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.2% of the total), with 28.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
94.2% of recorded collisions in the DY12 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 14.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the DY12 postcode district have produced 1,083 casualties. Pedestrians account for 10.1% 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 114 collisions, Monday 99 collisions, Tuesday 74 collisions, Wednesday 111 collisions, Thursday 112 collisions, Friday 142 collisions, Saturday 127 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 559 collisions, Darkness 220 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 734 collisions, Roundabout 25 collisions, Dual carriageway 9 collisions, One way street 7 collisions, One way street/Slip road 4 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 282 collisions, 40 mph 46 collisions, 50 mph 16 collisions, 60 mph 433 collisions, 70 mph 2 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 664 collisions, Raining no high winds 90 collisions, Raining + high winds 6 collisions, Snowing no high winds 5 collisions, Other 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 729 casualties, Passenger 245 casualties, Pedestrian 109 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the DY12 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the DY12 postcode district?
779 collisions have been recorded in the DY12 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,083 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the DY12 postcode district were serious or fatal?
22 were fatal and 131 were serious — 19.6% of all recorded collisions in the DY12 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the DY12 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the DY12 postcode district, accounting for 18.2% of them, and 28.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the DY12 postcode district happen on?
94.2% of collisions in the DY12 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the DY12 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 10.1% of the 1,083 casualties recorded in the DY12 postcode district.
Is road safety in the DY12 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the DY12 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 DY12 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 DY12 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.