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BH20 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,573 road traffic collisions in the BH20 postcode district, Dorset, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,489 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 107 were fatal and 808 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 41 collisions, up 24% on 2024 (33).

Collisions since 1979
3,573
1,051st highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,489
1.54 per collision
Fatal collisions
107
116 people killed
Serious collisions
808
1,046 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
41
Up 24% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
54
Up 17% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BH20

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1073%
  • Serious80823%
  • Slight2,65874%

What the data shows

  • BH20 had 488 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 640 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in BH20 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 493 children under 16 were killed or injured in BH20, 9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in BH20.

Where BH20 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,051st
Most casualties
840th
Most fatal collisions
242nd
Most serious collisions
717th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday492 (14%)
  • Tuesday445 (12%)
  • Wednesday515 (14%)
  • Thursday507 (14%)
  • Friday544 (15%)
  • Saturday532 (15%)
  • Sunday538 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,683 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting418 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit276 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit190 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,353 (94%)
  • Roundabout186 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (0.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph7 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph926 (26%)
  • 40 mph269 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph111 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph2,233 (62%)
  • 70 mph24 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,911 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds468 (13%)
  • Fog or mist45 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds35 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other70 (2%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,815 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist691 (13%)
  • Pedestrian325 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist283 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant163 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)67 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant57 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant38 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BH20 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BH20, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BH20 peaked at 112 in 1999; 2025 had 41.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 41
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254154
20243346
20235268
20224454
20214465
20204464
20195680
20185378
20175787
201664104
201573114
20145984
20135077
20125266
20115573
20105574
20096299
200887133
200778119
200669105
200573121
2004104168
200388127
200294137
200198161
2000103170
1999112161
1998100170
1997111166
199695172
199598174
199492146
199373117
199280123
199188143
1990103184
198985117
198892143
198772100
198679119
198581124
198479125
198388138
198287130
198171101
1980101154
197998154

Map of recent crashes in BH20

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BH20

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BH20

The 24 most recent collisions in BH20 happened between 27 June and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BH20

The A351 has the most collisions in BH20, 800 of 3,573 (22%), followed by the A35 (551).

Collisions in BH20 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3518001,16018177
2ndA3555192926117
3rdA3524427121899
4thB3075156213929
5thB3070139192428
6thA31106193228
7thB335173125125
8thB30716491017
9thB30693968211
10thA3510294113
11thA3500101003
12thA3520101201
13thA3575702
14thA31003501

Council areas covering BH20

Collisions in BH20 were recorded in 2 council areas. Dorset has 3,567 of 3,573 (99.8%).

Collisions in BH20 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDorset3,5675,478107807
2ndBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole61101

Towns in BH20

Collisions in BH20 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Wareham (381) and Wool (190).