HR7 postcode district road traffic accidents
The HR7 postcode district recorded 410 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 567 casualties. Of these collisions, 9 were fatal and 95 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 13% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 95
- Casualties
- 567
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 95
- Casualties
- 567
Collisions by Year
Areas covering HR7
Towns in HR7
Roads in HR7
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the HR7 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the HR7 postcode district
Collisions recorded
410
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
567
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
9
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
95
25.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the HR7 postcode district
Collisions in the HR7 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (17.3% of the total), with 25.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
98.5% of recorded collisions in the HR7 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 17.1% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the HR7 postcode district have produced 567 casualties. Pedestrians account for 8.8% 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 40 collisions, Monday 70 collisions, Tuesday 53 collisions, Wednesday 67 collisions, Thursday 61 collisions, Friday 48 collisions, Saturday 71 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 306 collisions, Darkness 104 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 404 collisions, One way street/Slip road 3 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 103 collisions, 40 mph 50 collisions, 50 mph 20 collisions, 60 mph 237 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 335 collisions, Raining no high winds 49 collisions, Other 7 collisions, Fog or mist 6 collisions, Fine + high winds 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 402 casualties, Passenger 115 casualties, Pedestrian 50 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the HR7 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the HR7 postcode district?
410 collisions have been recorded in the HR7 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 567 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the HR7 postcode district were serious or fatal?
9 were fatal and 95 were serious — 25.4% of all recorded collisions in the HR7 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the HR7 postcode district?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in the HR7 postcode district, accounting for 17.3% of them, and 25.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the HR7 postcode district happen on?
98.5% of collisions in the HR7 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the HR7 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 8.8% of the 567 casualties recorded in the HR7 postcode district.
Is road safety in the HR7 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the HR7 postcode district fell 13% 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 HR7 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 HR7 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.