TA21 postcode district road traffic accidents
The TA21 postcode district recorded 1,034 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,475 casualties. Of these collisions, 23 were fatal and 132 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 17% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 23
- Serious
- 132
- Casualties
- 1,475
- Fatal
- 23
- Serious
- 132
- Casualties
- 1,475
Collisions by Year
Areas covering TA21
Towns in TA21
Roads in TA21
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the TA21 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the TA21 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,034
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,475
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
23
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
132
15% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the TA21 postcode district
Collisions in the TA21 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.6% of the total), with 22.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
70.9% of recorded collisions in the TA21 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 22.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the TA21 postcode district have produced 1,475 casualties. Pedestrians account for 9.6% 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 116 collisions, Monday 161 collisions, Tuesday 150 collisions, Wednesday 155 collisions, Thursday 163 collisions, Friday 172 collisions, Saturday 117 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 806 collisions, Darkness 228 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 733 collisions, Dual carriageway 211 collisions, Roundabout 51 collisions, Unknown 23 collisions, Slip road 8 collisions, One way street 4 collisions, One way street/Slip road 4 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 10 collisions, 30 mph 336 collisions, 40 mph 63 collisions, 50 mph 93 collisions, 60 mph 332 collisions, 70 mph 200 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 799 collisions, Raining no high winds 119 collisions, Other 43 collisions, Unknown 25 collisions, Raining + high winds 18 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 943 casualties, Passenger 391 casualties, Pedestrian 141 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the TA21 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the TA21 postcode district?
1,034 collisions have been recorded in the TA21 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,475 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the TA21 postcode district were serious or fatal?
23 were fatal and 132 were serious — 15% of all recorded collisions in the TA21 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the TA21 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the TA21 postcode district, accounting for 16.6% of them, and 22.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the TA21 postcode district happen on?
70.9% of collisions in the TA21 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the TA21 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 9.6% of the 1,475 casualties recorded in the TA21 postcode district.
Is road safety in the TA21 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the TA21 postcode district rose 17% 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 TA21 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 TA21 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.