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A349 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 995 collisions on the A349 from 1979 to 2025, with 1,364 casualties. Of those crashes, 10 were fatal and 158 serious, and 10 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 7 collisions on the A349, down 36% from 11 in 2024, with 7 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
995
1,104th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
1,364
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
10 people killed
Serious collisions
158
173 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
Down 36% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
Down 42% on 2024

Crash severity on the A349

On the A349, 1% of collisions were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious15816%
  • Slight82783%

Where the A349 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,104th
Most casualties
1,085th
Most fatal collisions
1,701st
Most serious collisions
1,315th

A349 accidents by year

Collisions on the A349 peaked at 41 in 1979 and were down to 7 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A349, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202577
20241112
20231114
20221217
2021810
2020711
20191116
20181519
20172132
20161017
2015910
2014910
20131622
20121827
20111416
20101219
20091114
20081726
20072243
20062027
20051828
20042738
20032332
20022539
20011519
20002940
19993248
19983147
19973342
19962538
19953241
19942433
19932123
19922633
19912033
19902125
198955
19883341
19873041
19863948
19852325
19843244
19833144
19822532
19813553
19803854
19794149

When crashes happen on the A349

Friday has the most collisions on the A349 (178), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (241).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday130 (13%)
  • Tuesday172 (17%)
  • Wednesday159 (16%)
  • Thursday154 (15%)
  • Friday178 (18%)
  • Saturday122 (12%)
  • Sunday80 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am20 (2%)
  • 3am to 6am8 (0.8%)
  • 6am to 9am137 (14%)
  • 9am to noon157 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm198 (20%)
  • 3pm to 6pm241 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm148 (15%)
  • 9pm to midnight86 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January79 (7.9%)
  • February73 (7.3%)
  • March70 (7%)
  • April60 (6%)
  • May86 (8.6%)
  • June75 (7.5%)
  • July84 (8.4%)
  • August98 (9.8%)
  • September97 (9.7%)
  • October90 (9%)
  • November91 (9.1%)
  • December92 (9.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight742 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit218 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit26 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A349 crashes

On the A349, 46% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 66% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph457 (46%)
  • 40 mph382 (38%)
  • 50 mph53 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph98 (9.8%)
  • 70 mph5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds781 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds176 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry655 (66%)
  • Wet or damp334 (34%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway597 (60%)
  • Roundabout204 (21%)
  • Dual carriageway181 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A349 crashes

Car occupants make up 60% of the people killed or injured on the A349, followed by motorcyclists (15%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant820 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist211 (15%)
  • Cyclist151 (11%)
  • Pedestrian71 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant55 (4%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.2%)
  • Other24 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,412 (70%)
  • Motorcycle213 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle153 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach37 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle21 (1%)
  • Other20 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1036 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1566 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20255 (19%)
  • 21 to 25179 (13%)
  • 26 to 35241 (18%)
  • 36 to 45164 (12%)
  • 46 to 55146 (11%)
  • 56 to 6594 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7589 (6.5%)
  • Over 7565 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider930 (68%)
  • Passenger363 (27%)
  • Pedestrian71 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A349

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A349

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A349 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A349 were recorded in 2 council areas. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has the most, with 964, followed by Dorset (26).

Collisions on the A349 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole9641,32710145
2ndDorset2631012

A349 crashes by town

Collisions on the A349 were recorded in 4 towns and built-up areas, led by Poole (601) and Merley (56).

Recent crashes on the A349

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A349, from 28 May 2023 to 10 September 2025.

Severity