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A3470 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 83 collisions on the A3470 from 1989 to 2001, with 100 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 15 serious, and 2 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the A3470 was on 27 November 2001.

Collisions since 1989
83
4,199th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
100
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
15
16 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
27 Nov 2001
Busiest year
1989
82 collisions

Crash severity on the A3470

On the A3470, 2.4% of collisions were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1989 to 2001

  • Fatal22.4%
  • Serious1518%
  • Slight6680%

Where the A3470 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,199th
Most casualties
4,308th
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
4,304th

A3470 accidents by year

Collisions on the A3470 peaked at 82 in 1989, and none have been recorded since 2001.

Collisions and casualties on the A3470, 1989 to 2001

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
200111
200000
199900
199800
199700
199600
199500
199400
199300
199200
199100
199000
19898299

When crashes happen on the A3470

Tuesday has the most collisions on the A3470 (15), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (23).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (14%)
  • Tuesday15 (18%)
  • Wednesday12 (14%)
  • Thursday11 (13%)
  • Friday14 (17%)
  • Saturday12 (14%)
  • Sunday7 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am0 (0%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am9 (11%)
  • 9am to noon17 (20%)
  • Noon to 3pm12 (14%)
  • 3pm to 6pm23 (28%)
  • 6pm to 9pm8 (9.6%)
  • 9pm to midnight14 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • February3 (3.6%)
  • March3 (3.6%)
  • April5 (6%)
  • May6 (7.2%)
  • June8 (9.6%)
  • July11 (13%)
  • August5 (6%)
  • September12 (14%)
  • October5 (6%)
  • November13 (16%)
  • December12 (14%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight59 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A3470 crashes

On the A3470, 87% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 73% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph72 (87%)
  • 40 mph8 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph1 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds71 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (11%)
  • Other3 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry61 (73%)
  • Wet or damp22 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway74 (89%)
  • Roundabout7 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A3470 crashes

Car occupants make up 44% of the people killed or injured on the A3470, followed by motorcyclists (27%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant44 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (27%)
  • Cyclist15 (15%)
  • Pedestrian14 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car117 (70%)
  • Motorcycle27 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 103 (3%)
  • 11 to 153 (3%)
  • 16 to 2025 (25%)
  • 21 to 2518 (18%)
  • 26 to 3510 (10%)
  • 36 to 4513 (13%)
  • 46 to 557 (7%)
  • 56 to 6514 (14%)
  • 66 to 754 (4%)
  • Over 753 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider72 (72%)
  • Passenger14 (14%)
  • Pedestrian14 (14%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the A3470

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the A3470

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A3470 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A3470 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has the most, with 74, followed by Dorset (9).

Collisions on the A3470 in each area, 1989 to 2001
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole7490015
2ndDorset91020

A3470 crashes by town

Collisions on the A3470 were recorded in 2 towns and built-up areas, led by Bournemouth (69) and West Parley (7).

Latest recorded crashes on the A3470

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the A3470, from 1 November 1989 to 27 November 2001.

Severity