Blackdown road traffic accidents
Blackdown recorded 51 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 87 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 8 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 8
- Casualties
- 87
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 8
- Casualties
- 87
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Blackdown
Roads in Blackdown
Postcode districts in Blackdown
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Blackdown
Road collision statistics for Blackdown
Collisions recorded
51
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
87
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
8
19.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Blackdown
Collisions in Blackdown are most frequently recorded on a Friday (21.6% of the total), with 33.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 40 mph.
86.3% of recorded collisions in Blackdown happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.6% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Blackdown have produced 87 casualties. Pedestrians account for 4.6% 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 4 collisions, Monday 4 collisions, Tuesday 10 collisions, Wednesday 9 collisions, Thursday 9 collisions, Friday 11 collisions, Saturday 4 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 34 collisions, Darkness 17 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 44 collisions, Roundabout 7 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 1 collisions, 40 mph 29 collisions, 50 mph 8 collisions, 60 mph 13 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 40 collisions, Raining no high winds 8 collisions, Snowing no high winds 2 collisions, Other 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 65 casualties, Passenger 18 casualties, Pedestrian 4 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Blackdown
How many road accidents have there been in Blackdown?
51 collisions have been recorded in Blackdown in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 87 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Blackdown were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 8 were serious — 19.6% of all recorded collisions in Blackdown resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Blackdown?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Blackdown, accounting for 21.6% of them, and 33.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Blackdown happen on?
86.3% of collisions in Blackdown are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 40 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Blackdown?
Pedestrians make up 4.6% of the 87 casualties recorded in Blackdown.
Is road safety in Blackdown getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Blackdown were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Blackdown 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 Blackdown cover 1999 to 2025.