TA18 postcode district road traffic accidents
The TA18 postcode district recorded 587 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 837 casualties. Of these collisions, 6 were fatal and 90 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 110% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 90
- Casualties
- 837
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 90
- Casualties
- 837
Collisions by Year
Areas covering TA18
Towns in TA18
Roads in TA18
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the TA18 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the TA18 postcode district
Collisions recorded
587
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
837
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
6
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
90
16.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the TA18 postcode district
Collisions in the TA18 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (16.5% of the total), with 24.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
93% of recorded collisions in the TA18 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 22.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the TA18 postcode district have produced 837 casualties. Pedestrians account for 11.6% 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 67 collisions, Monday 87 collisions, Tuesday 81 collisions, Wednesday 97 collisions, Thursday 75 collisions, Friday 97 collisions, Saturday 83 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 443 collisions, Darkness 144 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 546 collisions, Unknown 17 collisions, Dual carriageway 12 collisions, One way street/Slip road 5 collisions, Roundabout 4 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 19 collisions, 30 mph 241 collisions, 40 mph 29 collisions, 50 mph 8 collisions, 60 mph 290 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 453 collisions, Raining no high winds 74 collisions, Other 18 collisions, Unknown 15 collisions, Raining + high winds 12 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 517 casualties, Passenger 223 casualties, Pedestrian 97 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the TA18 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the TA18 postcode district?
587 collisions have been recorded in the TA18 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 837 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the TA18 postcode district were serious or fatal?
6 were fatal and 90 were serious — 16.4% of all recorded collisions in the TA18 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the TA18 postcode district?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in the TA18 postcode district, accounting for 16.5% of them, and 24.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the TA18 postcode district happen on?
93% of collisions in the TA18 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the TA18 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 11.6% of the 837 casualties recorded in the TA18 postcode district.
Is road safety in the TA18 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the TA18 postcode district rose 110% 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 TA18 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 TA18 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.