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A3030 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 218 collisions on the A3030 from 1979 to 2025, with 326 casualties. Of those crashes, 5 were fatal and 56 serious, and 6 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the A3030, down 80% from 5 in 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
218
3,134th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
326
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
6 people killed
Serious collisions
56
72 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Down 80% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Down 71% on 2024

Crash severity on the A3030

On the A3030, 2.3% of collisions were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious5626%
  • Slight15772%

Where the A3030 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,134th
Most casualties
3,008th
Most fatal collisions
2,545th
Most serious collisions
2,799th

A3030 accidents by year

Collisions on the A3030 peaked at 12 in 2007 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A3030, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202457
202335
202257
202146
202011
201957
201822
201713
201634
201522
201422
2013711
201246
201146
201045
200955
2008617
20071215
2006510
200579
200445
2003610
20021013
200157
200033
199935
199847
199735
199656
1995615
1994510
199346
199256
199156
199068
19891012
198856
198749
198669
198523
198456
198313
198258
19811119
198033
197944

When crashes happen on the A3030

Tuesday has the most collisions on the A3030 (34), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (51).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (12%)
  • Tuesday34 (16%)
  • Wednesday34 (16%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday27 (12%)
  • Saturday33 (15%)
  • Sunday32 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am7 (3.2%)
  • 3am to 6am6 (2.8%)
  • 6am to 9am37 (17%)
  • 9am to noon37 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm29 (13%)
  • 3pm to 6pm51 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm31 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight20 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (10%)
  • February16 (7.3%)
  • March14 (6.4%)
  • April17 (7.8%)
  • May12 (5.5%)
  • June10 (4.6%)
  • July18 (8.3%)
  • August25 (11%)
  • September14 (6.4%)
  • October28 (13%)
  • November25 (11%)
  • December17 (7.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight159 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A3030 crashes

On the A3030, 84% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 52% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph9 (4.1%)
  • 40 mph21 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph184 (84%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (17%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry114 (52%)
  • Wet or damp89 (41%)
  • Frost or ice15 (6.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway216 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A3030 crashes

Car occupants make up 75% of the people killed or injured on the A3030, followed by motorcyclists (11%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (11%)
  • Van occupant18 (5.5%)
  • Pedestrian12 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car282 (74%)
  • Motorcycle38 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4%)
  • 16 to 2057 (17%)
  • 21 to 2555 (17%)
  • 26 to 3557 (17%)
  • 36 to 4545 (14%)
  • 46 to 5529 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.3%)
  • Over 7522 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider229 (70%)
  • Passenger85 (26%)
  • Pedestrian12 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A3030

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A3030

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A3030 crashes by council area

Of the 218 collisions on the A3030, 214 were in Dorset.

Collisions on the A3030 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDorset214318554

Recent crashes on the A3030

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A3030, from 25 May 2018 to 22 February 2025.

Severity