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B3142 accidents: crash map and statistics

Collisions since 1979
30
4,903rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
36
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
6
7 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Crash severity on the B3142

None of the 30 collisions on the B3142 were fatal, and 20% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious620%
  • Slight2480%

Where the B3142 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,903rd
Most casualties
4,910th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,823rd

B3142 accidents by year

Collisions on the B3142 peaked at 3 in 2002; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B3142, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202300
202200
202113
202011
201911
201800
201711
201600
201500
201400
201300
201200
201111
201000
200900
200800
200700
200600
200500
200423
200300
200233
200100
200000
199922
199811
199722
199622
199500
199412
199333
199211
199100
199012
198900
198811
198711
198600
198511
198411
198300
198211
198100
198000
197912

When crashes happen on the B3142

Thursday has the most collisions on the B3142 (5), and noon to 3pm is the busiest time of day (7).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3 (10%)
  • Tuesday4 (13%)
  • Wednesday4 (13%)
  • Thursday5 (17%)
  • Friday5 (17%)
  • Saturday4 (13%)
  • Sunday5 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (10%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am5 (17%)
  • 9am to noon4 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm7 (23%)
  • 3pm to 6pm5 (17%)
  • 6pm to 9pm5 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight1 (3.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (3.3%)
  • March3 (10%)
  • April1 (3.3%)
  • May6 (20%)
  • June1 (3.3%)
  • July6 (20%)
  • August2 (6.7%)
  • September4 (13%)
  • October2 (6.7%)
  • November4 (13%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight24 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B3142 crashes

On the B3142, 87% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 53% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph4 (13%)
  • 60 mph26 (87%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds19 (63%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (23%)
  • Fog or mist3 (10%)
  • Other1 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry16 (53%)
  • Wet or damp13 (43%)
  • Frost or ice1 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway30 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B3142 crashes

Car occupants make up 56% of the people killed or injured on the B3142, followed by motorcyclists (25%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant20 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (25%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist1 (2.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (2.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car25 (52%)
  • Motorcycle8 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (8.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (2.1%)
  • Minibus1 (2.1%)
  • Other2 (4.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2012 (33%)
  • 21 to 251 (2.8%)
  • 26 to 358 (22%)
  • 36 to 454 (11%)
  • 46 to 557 (19%)
  • 56 to 651 (2.8%)
  • 66 to 751 (2.8%)
  • Over 751 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider30 (83%)
  • Passenger6 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B3142

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B3142

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B3142 crashes by council area

Of the 30 collisions on the B3142, 28 were in Dorset.

Collisions on the B3142 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDorset283406

Recent crashes on the B3142

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B3142, from 8 October 1988 to 4 May 2024.

Severity