TR18 postcode district road traffic accidents
The TR18 postcode district recorded 1,187 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,429 casualties. Of these collisions, 10 were fatal and 138 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 4% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 138
- Casualties
- 1,429
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 138
- Casualties
- 1,429
Collisions by Year
Areas covering TR18
Towns in TR18
Roads in TR18
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the TR18 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the TR18 postcode district
Collisions recorded
1,187
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,429
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
10
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
138
12.5% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the TR18 postcode district
Collisions in the TR18 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Friday (16.3% of the total), with 15.4% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
78.3% of recorded collisions in the TR18 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 TR18 postcode district have produced 1,429 casualties. Pedestrians account for 25.9% 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 130 collisions, Monday 159 collisions, Tuesday 173 collisions, Wednesday 169 collisions, Thursday 179 collisions, Friday 194 collisions, Saturday 183 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,004 collisions, Darkness 183 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 929 collisions, Roundabout 153 collisions, Dual carriageway 50 collisions, One way street 29 collisions, One way street/Slip road 14 collisions, Unknown 11 collisions, Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 62 collisions, 30 mph 859 collisions, 40 mph 32 collisions, 50 mph 84 collisions, 60 mph 139 collisions, 70 mph 11 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 924 collisions, Raining no high winds 143 collisions, Fine + high winds 38 collisions, Raining + high winds 37 collisions, Other 25 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 819 casualties, Passenger 240 casualties, Pedestrian 370 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the TR18 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the TR18 postcode district?
1,187 collisions have been recorded in the TR18 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,429 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the TR18 postcode district were serious or fatal?
10 were fatal and 138 were serious — 12.5% of all recorded collisions in the TR18 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the TR18 postcode district?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in the TR18 postcode district, accounting for 16.3% of them, and 15.4% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the TR18 postcode district happen on?
78.3% of collisions in the TR18 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the TR18 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 25.9% of the 1,429 casualties recorded in the TR18 postcode district.
Is road safety in the TR18 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the TR18 postcode district rose 4% 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 TR18 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 TR18 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.