Dersingham road traffic accidents
Dersingham recorded 55 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 72 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 16 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 33% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 16
- Casualties
- 72
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 16
- Casualties
- 72
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Dersingham
Roads in Dersingham
Postcode districts in Dersingham
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Accidents in Dersingham
Road collision statistics for Dersingham
Collisions recorded
55
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
72
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
16
30.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Dersingham
Collisions in Dersingham are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.2% of the total), with 27.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
96.4% of recorded collisions in Dersingham happen on a single carriageway. Around 20% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Dersingham have produced 72 casualties. Pedestrians account for 13.9% 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 6 collisions, Monday 9 collisions, Tuesday 8 collisions, Wednesday 6 collisions, Thursday 9 collisions, Friday 10 collisions, Saturday 7 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 40 collisions, Darkness 15 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 53 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 52 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, Other 4 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions, Fine + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 46 casualties, Passenger 16 casualties, Pedestrian 10 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Dersingham
How many road accidents have there been in Dersingham?
55 collisions have been recorded in Dersingham in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 72 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Dersingham were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 16 were serious — 30.9% of all recorded collisions in Dersingham resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Dersingham?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Dersingham, accounting for 18.2% of them, and 27.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Dersingham happen on?
96.4% of collisions in Dersingham are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Dersingham?
Pedestrians make up 13.9% of the 72 casualties recorded in Dersingham.
Is road safety in Dersingham getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Dersingham fell 33% 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 Dersingham 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 Dersingham cover 1999 to 2025.