TS15 postcode district road traffic accidents
The TS15 postcode district recorded 586 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 839 casualties. Of these collisions, 9 were fatal and 131 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 131
- Casualties
- 839
- Fatal
- 9
- Serious
- 131
- Casualties
- 839
Collisions by Year
Areas covering TS15
Towns in TS15
Roads in TS15
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in the TS15 postcode district
Road collision statistics for the TS15 postcode district
Collisions recorded
586
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
839
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
9
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
131
23.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in the TS15 postcode district
Collisions in the TS15 postcode district are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (16.9% of the total), with 22.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 60 mph.
86.9% of recorded collisions in the TS15 postcode district happen on a single carriageway. Around 11.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in the TS15 postcode district have produced 839 casualties. Pedestrians account for 7.2% 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 85 collisions, Monday 69 collisions, Tuesday 75 collisions, Wednesday 88 collisions, Thursday 99 collisions, Friday 79 collisions, Saturday 91 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 453 collisions, Darkness 133 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 509 collisions, Dual carriageway 54 collisions, Roundabout 13 collisions, Slip road 9 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 199 collisions, 40 mph 54 collisions, 50 mph 52 collisions, 60 mph 230 collisions, 70 mph 50 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 512 collisions, Raining no high winds 45 collisions, Fine + high winds 7 collisions, Snowing no high winds 6 collisions, Raining + high winds 6 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 581 casualties, Passenger 198 casualties, Pedestrian 60 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
Showing 6 of 586 accidents
Accident 199917S400110
SlightAccident 1999120570338
SlightAccident 199917S400024
SeriousAccident 199917S400018
SlightAccident 1999120120214
SlightAccident 199917S400015
SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in the TS15 postcode district
How many road accidents have there been in the TS15 postcode district?
586 collisions have been recorded in the TS15 postcode district in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 839 casualties.
How many of the collisions in the TS15 postcode district were serious or fatal?
9 were fatal and 131 were serious — 23.9% of all recorded collisions in the TS15 postcode district resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in the TS15 postcode district?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in the TS15 postcode district, accounting for 16.9% of them, and 22.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in the TS15 postcode district happen on?
86.9% of collisions in the TS15 postcode district are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 60 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in the TS15 postcode district?
Pedestrians make up 7.2% of the 839 casualties recorded in the TS15 postcode district.
Is road safety in the TS15 postcode district getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in the TS15 postcode district were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for the TS15 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 TS15 postcode district cover 1999 to 2025.