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BH22 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,455 road traffic collisions in the BH22 postcode district, Dorset, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,649 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 53 were fatal and 686 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 45 collisions, up 13% on 2024 (40).

Collisions since 1979
3,455
1,103rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,649
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
53
55 people killed
Serious collisions
686
779 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
45
Up 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
52
Up 11% on 2024

Road collision statistics for BH22

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal531.5%
  • Serious68620%
  • Slight2,71679%

What the data shows

  • BH22 had 444 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 588 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in BH22 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 471 children under 16 were killed or injured in BH22, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in BH22.

Where BH22 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,103rd
Most casualties
1,102nd
Most fatal collisions
1,101st
Most serious collisions
977th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday518 (15%)
  • Tuesday483 (14%)
  • Wednesday529 (15%)
  • Thursday541 (16%)
  • Friday569 (16%)
  • Saturday466 (13%)
  • Sunday349 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,595 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit731 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit41 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,932 (85%)
  • Roundabout289 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway216 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,592 (46%)
  • 40 mph1,241 (36%)
  • 50 mph177 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph302 (8.7%)
  • 70 mph135 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,856 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds488 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other32 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,774 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist801 (17%)
  • Cyclist432 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian387 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant122 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)45 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant32 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BH22 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BH22, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BH22 peaked at 125 in 1984; 2025 had 45.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 45
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254552
20244047
20234457
20224346
20213743
20203747
20193742
20184456
20176576
20165285
20154057
20146078
20134958
20126288
20116090
20105479
20094963
20087198
20076381
200680111
200578100
200485125
200388115
200296123
200193133
2000102141
199987124
199892118
199797124
199682119
199587128
19947295
199375106
199284120
199176106
199090127
19896694
1988108148
198797129
198683115
1985107140
1984125166
198383114
1982105147
198184112
198083100
197998126

Map of recent crashes in BH22

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BH22

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BH22

The 24 most recent collisions in BH22 happened between 29 July and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BH22

The A348 has the most collisions in BH22, 628 of 3,455 (18%), followed by the A347 (623).

Collisions in BH22 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3486288457125
2ndA3476238387130
3rdA31519728990
4thB307248164112101
5thB3073295429462
6thA3470121320
7thA348081000
8thA31004500

Council areas covering BH22

Collisions in BH22 were recorded in 2 council areas. Dorset has 3,430 of 3,455 (99%).

Collisions in BH22 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDorset3,4304,62053684
2ndBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole242802

Towns in BH22

Collisions in BH22 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Ferndown (1,368) and West Parley (583).