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BH31 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 625 road traffic collisions in the BH31 postcode district, Dorset, from 1979 to 2025, and 829 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 127 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, up from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
625
2,354th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
829
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
127
144 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
17
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for BH31

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious12720%
  • Slight49078%

What the data shows

  • BH31 had 89 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 10% fewer than the 99 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in BH31 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 101 children under 16 were killed or injured in BH31, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in BH31.

Where BH31 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,354th
Most casualties
2,377th
Most fatal collisions
2,472nd
Most serious collisions
2,394th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (16%)
  • Tuesday108 (17%)
  • Wednesday83 (13%)
  • Thursday95 (15%)
  • Friday98 (16%)
  • Saturday72 (12%)
  • Sunday71 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight462 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (7.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway598 (96%)
  • Roundabout22 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph488 (78%)
  • 40 mph44 (7%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph81 (13%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds521 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant482 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (16%)
  • Pedestrian90 (11%)
  • Cyclist81 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

BH31 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in BH31, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in BH31 peaked at 25 in 2000; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251017
202489
2023914
20221213
2021912
2020811
201967
201868
2017812
20161315
20151316
2014710
201389
2012512
20111423
2010911
2009913
200888
200778
20061923
20051926
20042232
20031619
20021821
20011920
20002534
19992026
19981117
19971927
19962126
19951418
19941224
19931922
1992813
19911113
19902025
19891720
19881620
19871315
19861317
19852238
19842024
19831417
1982810
19811418
19801016
19791620

Map of recent crashes in BH31

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in BH31

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in BH31

The 24 most recent collisions in BH31 happened between 24 February 2023 and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in BH31

The B3081 has the most collisions in BH31, 289 of 625 (46%), followed by the B3072 (135).

Collisions in BH31 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3081289399465
2ndB3072135173228

Council areas covering BH31

Collisions in BH31 were recorded in 2 council areas. Dorset has 599 of 625 (96%).

Collisions in BH31 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDorset5997907122
2ndNew Forest263915

Town in BH31

Of the 625 collisions in BH31, 509 (81%) were in Verwood.