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SP7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,180 road traffic collisions in the SP7 postcode district, Dorset, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,166 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 38 were fatal and 468 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 31 collisions, down 9% on 2024 (34).

Collisions since 1979
2,180
1,666th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,166
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
38
43 people killed
Serious collisions
468
570 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
31
Down 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Down 18% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SP7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal381.7%
  • Serious46821%
  • Slight1,67477%

What the data shows

  • SP7 had 322 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 424 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in SP7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 234 children under 16 were killed or injured in SP7, 7.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 44% of collisions in SP7.

Where SP7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,666th
Most casualties
1,596th
Most fatal collisions
1,575th
Most serious collisions
1,584th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday286 (13%)
  • Tuesday287 (13%)
  • Wednesday328 (15%)
  • Thursday319 (15%)
  • Friday342 (16%)
  • Saturday357 (16%)
  • Sunday261 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,644 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting323 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit100 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,091 (96%)
  • Roundabout50 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (1.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph514 (24%)
  • 40 mph210 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph103 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph1,312 (60%)
  • 70 mph25 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,658 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds366 (17%)
  • Fog or mist42 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.2%)
  • Other31 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,248 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist376 (12%)
  • Pedestrian191 (6%)
  • Van occupant130 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist84 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)55 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SP7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SP7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SP7 peaked at 83 in 1997; 2025 had 31.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 31
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253141
20243450
20233558
20224557
20212730
20202939
20192330
20182531
20174166
20163251
20154052
20142843
20134058
20123546
20112936
20103654
20094160
20085582
20076295
20065885
20055166
20046393
20035584
20025271
20016088
20005473
19995986
19985983
199783133
19965167
19955488
19944779
19934469
19925278
19915171
19906290
19895992
19884974
19875375
19865379
198557102
19843851
19833950
19825071
19815264
19803750
19795075

Map of recent crashes in SP7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SP7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SP7

The 24 most recent collisions in SP7 happened between 15 February and 23 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SP7

The A30 has the most collisions in SP7, 489 of 2,180 (22%), followed by the A350 (450).

Collisions in SP7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3048974614109
2ndA3504507251096
3rdB3081435648993
4thB3091194244342
5thA350091705
6thA355701
7thA30004600

Council areas covering SP7

Collisions in SP7 were recorded in 2 council areas. Dorset has 1,611 of 2,180 (74%).

Collisions in SP7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDorset1,6112,27722326
2ndWiltshire56488416142

Town in SP7

Of the 2,180 collisions in SP7, 572 (26%) were in Shaftesbury.