Dersingham road traffic accidents
Dersingham recorded 53 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2024, involving 70 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 14 were serious.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 14
- Casualties
- 70
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 14
- Casualties
- 70
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Dersingham
Roads in Dersingham
Postcode districts in Dersingham
Accidents in Dersingham
Road collision statistics for Dersingham
Collisions recorded
53
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
70
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
14
28.3% 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 (18.9% of the total), with 28.3% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
96.2% of recorded collisions in Dersingham happen on a single carriageway. Around 18.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Dersingham have produced 70 casualties. Pedestrians account for 14.3% 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 5 collisions, Monday 9 collisions, Tuesday 7 collisions, Wednesday 6 collisions, Thursday 9 collisions, Friday 10 collisions, Saturday 7 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 38 collisions, Darkness 15 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 51 collisions, One way street 1 collisions, Unknown 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 30 mph 50 collisions, 60 mph 3 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 42 collisions, Raining no high winds 5 collisions, Other 3 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions, Fine + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 44 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?
53 collisions have been recorded in Dersingham in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2024, involving 70 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Dersingham were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 14 were serious — 28.3% 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 18.9% of them, and 28.3% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Dersingham happen on?
96.2% 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 14.3% of the 70 casualties recorded in Dersingham.
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 2024.