DY14 postcode district road traffic accidents
The DY14 postcode district recorded 459 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 675 casualties. Of these collisions, 14 were fatal and 110 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 83% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 14
- Serious
- 110
- Casualties
- 675
- Fatal
- 14
- Serious
- 110
- Casualties
- 675
Collisions by Year
Areas covering DY14
Towns in DY14
Roads in DY14
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the DY14 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the DY14 postcode district
Collisions recorded
459
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
675
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
14
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
110
27% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the DY14 postcode district
Collisions in the DY14 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Sunday (17% of the total), with 31.8% 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 DY14 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 22% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the DY14 postcode district have produced 675 casualties. Pedestrians account for 4.7% 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 78 collisions, Monday 74 collisions, Tuesday 62 collisions, Wednesday 58 collisions, Thursday 65 collisions, Friday 61 collisions, Saturday 61 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 313 collisions, Darkness 146 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 457 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 2 collisions, 30 mph 84 collisions, 40 mph 56 collisions, 50 mph 4 collisions, 60 mph 313 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 358 collisions, Raining no high winds 62 collisions, Fog or mist 13 collisions, Other 10 collisions, Raining + high winds 6 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 480 casualties, Passenger 163 casualties, Pedestrian 32 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the DY14 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the DY14 postcode district?
459 collisions have been recorded in the DY14 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 675 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the DY14 postcode district were serious or fatal?
14 were fatal and 110 were serious — 27% of all recorded collisions in the DY14 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the DY14 postcode district?
Sunday is the most common day for collisions in the DY14 postcode district, accounting for 17% of them, and 31.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the DY14 postcode district happen on?
99.6% of collisions in the DY14 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the DY14 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 4.7% of the 675 casualties recorded in the DY14 postcode district.
Is road safety in the DY14 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the DY14 postcode district rose 83% 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 DY14 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 DY14 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.