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B3071 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 70 collisions on the B3071 from 1979 to 2023, with 102 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 18 were serious.

The last recorded collision on the B3071 was on 5 December 2023.

Collisions since 1979
70
4,358th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
102
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
18
22 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
5 Dec 2023
Busiest year
1980
5 collisions

Crash severity on the B3071

None of the 70 collisions on the B3071 were fatal, and 26% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2023

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1826%
  • Slight5274%

Where the B3071 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,358th
Most casualties
4,292nd
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,133rd

B3071 accidents by year

Collisions on the B3071 peaked at 5 in 1980, and none have been recorded since 2023.

Collisions and casualties on the B3071, 1979 to 2023

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202311
202223
202100
202000
201900
201811
201711
201600
201500
201423
201334
201211
201112
201000
200912
200835
200711
200611
200500
200412
200311
200247
200100
200011
199923
199811
199724
199624
199522
199423
199334
199233
199100
199022
198911
198833
198712
198639
198511
198436
198323
198244
198111
198057
197923

When crashes happen on the B3071

Thursday has the most collisions on the B3071 (15), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (18).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday11 (16%)
  • Tuesday10 (14%)
  • Wednesday6 (8.6%)
  • Thursday15 (21%)
  • Friday8 (11%)
  • Saturday14 (20%)
  • Sunday6 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (2.9%)
  • 3am to 6am1 (1.4%)
  • 6am to 9am11 (16%)
  • 9am to noon8 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm9 (13%)
  • 3pm to 6pm18 (26%)
  • 6pm to 9pm10 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight11 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January2 (2.9%)
  • February3 (4.3%)
  • March8 (11%)
  • April1 (1.4%)
  • May6 (8.6%)
  • June4 (5.7%)
  • July5 (7.1%)
  • August5 (7.1%)
  • September15 (21%)
  • October7 (10%)
  • November7 (10%)
  • December7 (10%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight47 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B3071 crashes

On the B3071, 60% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 60% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph26 (37%)
  • 40 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph42 (60%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds54 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Other2 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry42 (60%)
  • Wet or damp25 (36%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.9%)
  • Snow1 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway69 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B3071 crashes

Car occupants make up 70% of the people killed or injured on the B3071, followed by motorcyclists (22%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant71 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (22%)
  • Cyclist4 (3.9%)
  • Pedestrian4 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant1 (1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car86 (72%)
  • Motorcycle19 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (4.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1%)
  • 6 to 101 (1%)
  • 11 to 151 (1%)
  • 16 to 2027 (26%)
  • 21 to 2519 (19%)
  • 26 to 3527 (26%)
  • 36 to 4513 (13%)
  • 46 to 558 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 653 (2.9%)
  • 66 to 751 (1%)
  • Over 751 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider73 (72%)
  • Passenger25 (25%)
  • Pedestrian4 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B3071

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B3071

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B3071 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B3071 were recorded in 2 council areas. Dorset has the most, with 65, followed by Cornwall (4).

Collisions on the B3071 in each area, 1979 to 2023
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDorset6594017
2ndCornwall4701

B3071 crashes by town

Of the 70 collisions on the B3071, 25 were in the built-up area of Wool.

Latest recorded crashes on the B3071

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B3071, from 30 August 2000 to 5 December 2023.

Severity