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A3070 accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
71
4,341st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
88
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
20
23 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
30 Jan 2003
Busiest year
1987
7 collisions

Crash severity on the A3070

None of the 71 collisions on the A3070 were fatal, and 28% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2003

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2028%
  • Slight5172%

Where the A3070 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,341st
Most casualties
4,403rd
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,033rd

A3070 accidents by year

Collisions on the A3070 peaked at 7 in 1987, and none have been recorded since 2003.

Collisions and casualties on the A3070, 1979 to 2003

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
200311
200211
200123
200011
199911
199822
199700
199611
199511
199422
199322
199211
199156
199044
198956
198822
198778
198655
198556
198445
198335
1982511
198145
198057
197922

When crashes happen on the A3070

Friday has the most collisions on the A3070 (15), and 9am to noon is the busiest time of day (17).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (18%)
  • Tuesday8 (11%)
  • Wednesday5 (7%)
  • Thursday11 (15%)
  • Friday15 (21%)
  • Saturday6 (8.5%)
  • Sunday13 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (2.8%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am3 (4.2%)
  • 9am to noon17 (24%)
  • Noon to 3pm9 (13%)
  • 3pm to 6pm16 (23%)
  • 6pm to 9pm12 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight12 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (9.9%)
  • February5 (7%)
  • March7 (9.9%)
  • April6 (8.5%)
  • May3 (4.2%)
  • June5 (7%)
  • July8 (11%)
  • August7 (9.9%)
  • September4 (5.6%)
  • October8 (11%)
  • November5 (7%)
  • December6 (8.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight52 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A3070 crashes

On the A3070, 70% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 55% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph50 (70%)
  • 40 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph20 (28%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds50 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (25%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.4%)
  • Other2 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry39 (55%)
  • Wet or damp29 (41%)
  • Frost or ice3 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway69 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A3070 crashes

Car occupants make up 47% of the people killed or injured on the A3070, followed by motorcyclists (26%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant41 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (26%)
  • Pedestrian17 (19%)
  • Van occupant4 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist2 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (1.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car70 (66%)
  • Motorcycle21 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (2.8%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 156 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2032 (36%)
  • 21 to 254 (4.5%)
  • 26 to 359 (10%)
  • 36 to 458 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 557 (8%)
  • 56 to 657 (8%)
  • 66 to 759 (10%)
  • Over 753 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider47 (53%)
  • Passenger24 (27%)
  • Pedestrian17 (19%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the A3070

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the A3070

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A3070 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A3070 were recorded in 2 council areas. Dorset has the most, with 37, followed by East Devon (33).

Collisions on the A3070 in each area, 1979 to 2003
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDorset374006
2ndEast Devon3347014

A3070 crashes by town

Of the 71 collisions on the A3070, 37 were in the built-up area of Lyme Regis.

Latest recorded crashes on the A3070

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the A3070, from 10 December 1989 to 30 January 2003.

Severity