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BH19 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,102 road traffic collisions in the BH19 postcode district, Dorset, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,511 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 251 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, down from 17 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,102
2,159th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,511
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
19
21 people killed
Serious collisions
251
293 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
17 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
19
Down 21% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BH19

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal191.7%
  • Serious25123%
  • Slight83275%

What the data shows

  • BH19 had 142 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 193 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in BH19 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 229 children under 16 were killed or injured in BH19, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 25% of collisions in BH19.

Where BH19 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,159th
Most casualties
2,163rd
Most fatal collisions
2,186th
Most serious collisions
2,129th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (13%)
  • Tuesday152 (14%)
  • Wednesday137 (12%)
  • Thursday161 (15%)
  • Friday175 (16%)
  • Saturday166 (15%)
  • Sunday163 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight849 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit30 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,011 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road76 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout9 (0.8%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph749 (68%)
  • 40 mph33 (3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph313 (28%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds930 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant735 (49%)
  • Pedestrian332 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist236 (16%)
  • Cyclist106 (7%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BH19 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BH19, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BH19 peaked at 42 in 1989; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251419
20241724
20231012
20222126
202167
20201013
20191625
20181012
20171826
20162029
20151418
20141923
20131416
20121216
20113346
20101521
20091724
20082234
20071923
20062833
20051928
20042834
20032845
20022836
20013137
20003139
19993444
19982130
19972535
19962840
19952233
19942946
19932841
19922127
19913135
19902742
19894252
19882335
19872432
19862026
19852442
19844063
19832229
19823045
19813444
19803846
19793958

Map of recent crashes in BH19

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BH19

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BH19

The 24 most recent collisions in BH19 happened between 22 June 2024 and 21 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BH19

The A351 has the most collisions in BH19, 357 of 1,102 (32%), followed by the B3351 (99).

Collisions in BH19 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA351357508777
2ndB335199153337
3rdB30694248011
4thA3510121601
5thA353300

Council area for BH19

BH19 is in Dorset, where police recorded 51,591 collisions from 1979 to 2025. BH19 accounts for 2.1% of them.

Town in BH19

Of the 1,102 collisions in BH19, 616 (56%) were in Swanage.