Delph road traffic accidents
Delph recorded 52 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 63 casualties. Of these collisions, 0 were fatal and 13 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 50% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 13
- Casualties
- 63
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 13
- Casualties
- 63
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Delph
Roads in Delph
Postcode districts in Delph
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Delph
Road collision statistics for Delph
Collisions recorded
52
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
63
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
0
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
13
25% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Delph
Collisions in Delph are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (17.3% of the total), with 19.2% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
92.3% of recorded collisions in Delph happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Delph have produced 63 casualties. Pedestrians account for 27% 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 6 collisions, Monday 8 collisions, Tuesday 9 collisions, Wednesday 7 collisions, Thursday 6 collisions, Friday 8 collisions, Saturday 8 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 42 collisions, Darkness 10 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 48 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 45 collisions, 40 mph 4 collisions, 60 mph 3 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 43 collisions, Raining no high winds 5 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions, Fine + high winds 1 collisions, Raining + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 36 casualties, Passenger 10 casualties, Pedestrian 17 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Delph
How many road accidents have there been in Delph?
52 collisions have been recorded in Delph in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 63 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Delph were serious or fatal?
0 were fatal and 13 were serious — 25% of all recorded collisions in Delph resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Delph?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in Delph, accounting for 17.3% of them, and 19.2% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Delph happen on?
92.3% of collisions in Delph are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Delph?
Pedestrians make up 27% of the 63 casualties recorded in Delph.
Is road safety in Delph getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Delph fell 50% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Delph 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 Delph cover 1999 to 2025.