TN28 postcode district road traffic accidents
The TN28 postcode district recorded 453 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 631 casualties. Of these collisions, 7 were fatal and 86 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 114% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 86
- Casualties
- 631
- Fatal
- 7
- Serious
- 86
- Casualties
- 631
Collisions by Year
Areas covering TN28
Towns in TN28
Roads in TN28
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the TN28 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the TN28 postcode district
Collisions recorded
453
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
631
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
7
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
86
20.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the TN28 postcode district
Collisions in the TN28 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (19% of the total), with 24.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
95.1% of recorded collisions in the TN28 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 22.3% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the TN28 postcode district have produced 631 casualties. Pedestrians account for 18.9% 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 64 collisions, Tuesday 62 collisions, Wednesday 76 collisions, Thursday 61 collisions, Friday 86 collisions, Saturday 64 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 342 collisions, Darkness 111 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 431 collisions, Dual carriageway 9 collisions, Unknown 7 collisions, One way street 4 collisions, Roundabout 1 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 3 collisions, 30 mph 369 collisions, 40 mph 35 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 44 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 352 collisions, Raining no high winds 53 collisions, Unknown 16 collisions, Other 14 collisions, Raining + high winds 8 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 355 casualties, Passenger 157 casualties, Pedestrian 119 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the TN28 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the TN28 postcode district?
453 collisions have been recorded in the TN28 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 631 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the TN28 postcode district were serious or fatal?
7 were fatal and 86 were serious — 20.5% of all recorded collisions in the TN28 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the TN28 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the TN28 postcode district, accounting for 19% of them, and 24.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the TN28 postcode district happen on?
95.1% of collisions in the TN28 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the TN28 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 18.9% of the 631 casualties recorded in the TN28 postcode district.
Is road safety in the TN28 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the TN28 postcode district rose 114% 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 TN28 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 TN28 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.