HD7 postcode district road traffic accidents
The HD7 postcode district recorded 1,128 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,525 casualties. Of these collisions, 19 were fatal and 236 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 60% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 19
- Serious
- 236
- Casualties
- 1,525
- Fatal
- 19
- Serious
- 236
- Casualties
- 1,525
Collisions by Year
Areas covering HD7
Towns in HD7
Roads in HD7
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the HD7 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the HD7 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,128
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,525
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
19
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
236
22.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the HD7 postcode district
Collisions in the HD7 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (16.4% of the total), with 25.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
97.3% of recorded collisions in the HD7 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the HD7 postcode district have produced 1,525 casualties. Pedestrians account for 18.4% 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 157 collisions, Monday 175 collisions, Tuesday 142 collisions, Wednesday 148 collisions, Thursday 144 collisions, Friday 177 collisions, Saturday 185 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 842 collisions, Darkness 286 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,098 collisions, Dual carriageway 15 collisions, Unknown 8 collisions, Roundabout 3 collisions, One way street 3 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 16 collisions, 30 mph 833 collisions, 40 mph 69 collisions, 50 mph 8 collisions, 60 mph 202 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 923 collisions, Raining no high winds 110 collisions, Raining + high winds 28 collisions, Snowing no high winds 17 collisions, Fine + high winds 15 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 937 casualties, Passenger 308 casualties, Pedestrian 280 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the HD7 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the HD7 postcode district?
1,128 collisions have been recorded in the HD7 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,525 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the HD7 postcode district were serious or fatal?
19 were fatal and 236 were serious — 22.6% of all recorded collisions in the HD7 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the HD7 postcode district?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in the HD7 postcode district, accounting for 16.4% of them, and 25.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the HD7 postcode district happen on?
97.3% of collisions in the HD7 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the HD7 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 18.4% of the 1,525 casualties recorded in the HD7 postcode district.
Is road safety in the HD7 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the HD7 postcode district rose 60% 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 HD7 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 HD7 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.