TA8 postcode district road traffic accidents
The TA8 postcode district recorded 626 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 753 casualties. Of these collisions, 11 were fatal and 77 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 27% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 11
- Serious
- 77
- Casualties
- 753
- Fatal
- 11
- Serious
- 77
- Casualties
- 753
Collisions by Year
Areas covering TA8
Towns in TA8
Roads in TA8
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the TA8 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the TA8 postcode district
Collisions recorded
626
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
753
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
11
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
77
14.1% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the TA8 postcode district
Collisions in the TA8 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (15.5% of the total), with 21.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
87.9% of recorded collisions in the TA8 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 15% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the TA8 postcode district have produced 753 casualties. Pedestrians account for 26.2% 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 85 collisions, Monday 86 collisions, Tuesday 80 collisions, Wednesday 88 collisions, Thursday 96 collisions, Friday 97 collisions, Saturday 94 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 491 collisions, Darkness 135 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 550 collisions, Roundabout 32 collisions, Unknown 13 collisions, One way street/Slip road 11 collisions, Dual carriageway 10 collisions, One way street 9 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 5 collisions, 30 mph 597 collisions, 40 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 22 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 520 collisions, Raining no high winds 61 collisions, Fine + high winds 12 collisions, Raining + high winds 11 collisions, Other 8 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 426 casualties, Passenger 130 casualties, Pedestrian 197 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the TA8 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the TA8 postcode district?
626 collisions have been recorded in the TA8 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 753 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the TA8 postcode district were serious or fatal?
11 were fatal and 77 were serious — 14.1% of all recorded collisions in the TA8 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the TA8 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the TA8 postcode district, accounting for 15.5% of them, and 21.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the TA8 postcode district happen on?
87.9% of collisions in the TA8 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the TA8 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 26.2% of the 753 casualties recorded in the TA8 postcode district.
Is road safety in the TA8 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the TA8 postcode district rose 27% 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 TA8 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 TA8 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.