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A344 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 132 collisions on the A344 from 1979 to 2018, with 203 casualties. Of those crashes, 6 were fatal and 29 serious, and 6 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the A344 was on 12 February 2018.

Collisions since 1979
132
3,740th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
203
1.54 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
29
37 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
12 Feb 2018
Busiest year
1991
8 collisions

Crash severity on the A344

On the A344, 4.5% of collisions were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2018

  • Fatal64.5%
  • Serious2922%
  • Slight9773%

Where the A344 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,740th
Most casualties
3,602nd
Most fatal collisions
2,299th
Most serious collisions
3,658th

A344 accidents by year

Collisions on the A344 peaked at 8 in 1991, and none have been recorded since 2018.

Collisions and casualties on the A344, 1979 to 2018

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201811
201711
201600
201500
201400
201312
201212
201114
201022
200946
200822
200745
200623
200533
200438
200311
2002611
200157
200034
199968
199813
199755
199635
199555
1994510
199323
1992612
1991810
199056
198935
198837
1987511
1986611
198555
198424
198369
198258
198144
198023
197957

When crashes happen on the A344

Sunday has the most collisions on the A344 (32), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (39).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (15%)
  • Tuesday14 (11%)
  • Wednesday16 (12%)
  • Thursday16 (12%)
  • Friday19 (14%)
  • Saturday15 (11%)
  • Sunday32 (24%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (1.5%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am13 (9.8%)
  • 9am to noon20 (15%)
  • Noon to 3pm31 (23%)
  • 3pm to 6pm39 (30%)
  • 6pm to 9pm19 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight8 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (3%)
  • February5 (3.8%)
  • March8 (6.1%)
  • April14 (11%)
  • May9 (6.8%)
  • June19 (14%)
  • July14 (11%)
  • August16 (12%)
  • September15 (11%)
  • October12 (9.1%)
  • November9 (6.8%)
  • December7 (5.3%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight108 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A344 crashes

On the A344, 69% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 82% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph4 (3%)
  • 40 mph31 (23%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph91 (69%)
  • 70 mph5 (3.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds110 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (5.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry108 (82%)
  • Wet or damp21 (16%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (98%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A344 crashes

Car occupants make up 70% of the people killed or injured on the A344, followed by pedestrians (13%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant142 (70%)
  • Pedestrian26 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Cyclist2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car205 (80%)
  • Motorcycle18 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.6%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 156 (3%)
  • 16 to 2029 (14%)
  • 21 to 2540 (20%)
  • 26 to 3541 (20%)
  • 36 to 4529 (14%)
  • 46 to 5516 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6516 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.4%)
  • Over 751 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider106 (52%)
  • Passenger71 (35%)
  • Pedestrian26 (13%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the A344

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the A344

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A344 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A344 were recorded in 2 council areas. Wiltshire has the most, with 123, followed by Eastleigh (5).

Collisions on the A344 in each area, 1979 to 2018
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stWiltshire123192529
2ndEastleigh5610

Latest recorded crashes on the A344

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the A344, from 7 September 2004 to 12 February 2018.

Severity