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SP8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,315 road traffic collisions in the SP8 postcode district, Dorset, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,824 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 37 were fatal and 278 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, down 36% on 2024 (22).

Collisions since 1979
1,315
2,057th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,824
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
37
41 people killed
Serious collisions
278
342 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
Down 36% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
20
Down 23% on 2024

Road collision statistics for SP8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal372.8%
  • Serious27821%
  • Slight1,00076%

What the data shows

  • SP8 had 171 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 228 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in SP8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 187 children under 16 were killed or injured in SP8, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in SP8.

Where SP8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,057th
Most casualties
2,060th
Most fatal collisions
1,608th
Most serious collisions
2,063rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday172 (13%)
  • Tuesday172 (13%)
  • Wednesday188 (14%)
  • Thursday177 (13%)
  • Friday251 (19%)
  • Saturday196 (15%)
  • Sunday159 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight950 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting157 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit143 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit62 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,264 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout22 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph524 (40%)
  • 40 mph107 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph643 (49%)
  • 70 mph23 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,049 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds169 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other34 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,178 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist232 (13%)
  • Pedestrian176 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist108 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant69 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant14 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

SP8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in SP8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in SP8 peaked at 48 in 2005; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251420
20242226
20231516
20221623
20211621
20202032
201978
20181925
20172124
20162128
20152131
20142127
20131417
20122024
20111721
20102326
20093037
20082442
20072334
20063545
20054871
20044460
20032939
20022636
20014467
20003754
19993545
19983251
19974153
19963546
19952438
19942946
19933243
19922844
19912838
19903757
19894465
19883644
19874355
19864162
19854149
19842841
19832433
19821927
19813044
19803144
19793045

Map of recent crashes in SP8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in SP8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in SP8

The 24 most recent collisions in SP8 happened between 25 July 2024 and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in SP8

The B3081 has the most collisions in SP8, 293 of 1,315 (22%), followed by the B3092 (284).

Collisions in SP8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3081293373752
2ndB3092284397968
3rdA302373541245
4thA30373128124
5thB3095385809
6thA300091902
7thA303091301
8thB30826603

Council areas covering SP8

Collisions in SP8 were recorded in 3 council areas. Dorset has 1,307 of 1,315 (99%).

Collisions in SP8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDorset1,3071,81437277
2ndWiltshire4601
3rdSomerset3300

Town in SP8

Of the 1,315 collisions in SP8, 465 (35%) were in Gillingham, Dorset.