TQ7 postcode district road traffic accidents
The TQ7 postcode district recorded 846 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,186 casualties. Of these collisions, 13 were fatal and 122 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 16% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 13
- Serious
- 122
- Casualties
- 1,186
- Fatal
- 13
- Serious
- 122
- Casualties
- 1,186
Collisions by Year
Areas covering TQ7
Towns in TQ7
Roads in TQ7
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the TQ7 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the TQ7 postcode district
Collisions recorded
846
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,186
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
13
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
122
16% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the TQ7 postcode district
Collisions in the TQ7 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (17.1% of the total), with 16.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
91.8% of recorded collisions in the TQ7 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 17.7% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the TQ7 postcode district have produced 1,186 casualties. Pedestrians account for 11.6% 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 98 collisions, Monday 114 collisions, Tuesday 115 collisions, Wednesday 133 collisions, Thursday 120 collisions, Friday 145 collisions, Saturday 121 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 709 collisions, Darkness 137 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 777 collisions, Roundabout 17 collisions, Dual carriageway 17 collisions, One way street 14 collisions, One way street/Slip road 13 collisions, Unknown 7 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 13 collisions, 30 mph 308 collisions, 40 mph 25 collisions, 50 mph 6 collisions, 60 mph 493 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 686 collisions, Raining no high winds 109 collisions, Other 17 collisions, Raining + high winds 13 collisions, Fine + high winds 10 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 732 casualties, Passenger 317 casualties, Pedestrian 137 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the TQ7 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the TQ7 postcode district?
846 collisions have been recorded in the TQ7 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,186 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the TQ7 postcode district were serious or fatal?
13 were fatal and 122 were serious — 16% of all recorded collisions in the TQ7 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the TQ7 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the TQ7 postcode district, accounting for 17.1% of them, and 16.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the TQ7 postcode district happen on?
91.8% of collisions in the TQ7 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the TQ7 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 11.6% of the 1,186 casualties recorded in the TQ7 postcode district.
Is road safety in the TQ7 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the TQ7 postcode district rose 16% 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 TQ7 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 TQ7 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.