TF8 postcode district road traffic accidents
The TF8 postcode district recorded 242 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 348 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 56 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 20% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 56
- Casualties
- 348
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 56
- Casualties
- 348
Collisions by Year
Areas covering TF8
Towns in TF8
Roads in TF8
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the TF8 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the TF8 postcode district
Collisions recorded
242
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
348
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
56
24.4% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the TF8 postcode district
Collisions in the TF8 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Sunday (16.9% of the total), with 25.6% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
96.3% of recorded collisions in the TF8 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the TF8 postcode district have produced 348 casualties. Pedestrians account for 4.6% 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 41 collisions, Monday 35 collisions, Tuesday 32 collisions, Wednesday 23 collisions, Thursday 41 collisions, Friday 38 collisions, Saturday 32 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 180 collisions, Darkness 62 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 233 collisions, Roundabout 4 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, Dual carriageway 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 5 collisions, 30 mph 110 collisions, 40 mph 12 collisions, 50 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 112 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 199 collisions, Raining no high winds 35 collisions, Snowing no high winds 2 collisions, Fine + high winds 2 collisions, Raining + high winds 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 232 casualties, Passenger 100 casualties, Pedestrian 16 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the TF8 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the TF8 postcode district?
242 collisions have been recorded in the TF8 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 348 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the TF8 postcode district were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 56 were serious — 24.4% of all recorded collisions in the TF8 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the TF8 postcode district?
Sunday is the most common day for collisions in the TF8 postcode district, accounting for 16.9% of them, and 25.6% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the TF8 postcode district happen on?
96.3% of collisions in the TF8 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the TF8 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 4.6% of the 348 casualties recorded in the TF8 postcode district.
Is road safety in the TF8 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the TF8 postcode district fell 20% 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 TF8 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 TF8 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.