TQ6 postcode district road traffic accidents
The TQ6 postcode district recorded 323 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 420 casualties. Of these collisions, 6 were fatal and 39 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 225% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 39
- Casualties
- 420
- Fatal
- 6
- Serious
- 39
- Casualties
- 420
Collisions by Year
Areas covering TQ6
Towns in TQ6
Roads in TQ6
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the TQ6 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the TQ6 postcode district
Collisions recorded
323
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
420
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
6
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
39
13.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the TQ6 postcode district
Collisions in the TQ6 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18% of the total), with 15.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
86.4% of recorded collisions in the TQ6 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 18.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the TQ6 postcode district have produced 420 casualties. Pedestrians account for 26% 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 35 collisions, Monday 34 collisions, Tuesday 46 collisions, Wednesday 53 collisions, Thursday 55 collisions, Friday 58 collisions, Saturday 42 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 274 collisions, Darkness 49 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 279 collisions, One way street 22 collisions, One way street/Slip road 13 collisions, Dual carriageway 5 collisions, Roundabout 2 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 14 collisions, 30 mph 186 collisions, 40 mph 10 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 111 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 256 collisions, Raining no high winds 38 collisions, Raining + high winds 8 collisions, Unknown 6 collisions, Fine + high winds 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 215 casualties, Passenger 96 casualties, Pedestrian 109 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the TQ6 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the TQ6 postcode district?
323 collisions have been recorded in the TQ6 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 420 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the TQ6 postcode district were serious or fatal?
6 were fatal and 39 were serious — 13.9% of all recorded collisions in the TQ6 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the TQ6 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the TQ6 postcode district, accounting for 18% of them, and 15.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the TQ6 postcode district happen on?
86.4% of collisions in the TQ6 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the TQ6 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 26% of the 420 casualties recorded in the TQ6 postcode district.
Is road safety in the TQ6 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the TQ6 postcode district rose 225% 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 TQ6 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 TQ6 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.