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B3144 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 178 collisions on the B3144 from 1979 to 2025, with 223 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 16 were serious.

In 2025 there were 5 collisions on the B3144, down 38% from 8 in 2024, with 5 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
178
3,393rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
223
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
16
17 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
Down 38% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
Down 38% on 2024

Crash severity on the B3144

None of the 178 collisions on the B3144 were fatal, and 9% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious169%
  • Slight16291%

Where the B3144 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,393rd
Most casualties
3,487th
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
4,250th

B3144 accidents by year

Collisions on the B3144 peaked at 8 in 2024 and were down to 5 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B3144, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
202488
202311
202244
202144
202000
201911
201857
201713
201656
201538
201449
201366
201223
201111
201022
200978
200855
200745
200667
200522
200466
2003810
200233
200100
2000511
199957
199867
199711
1996511
199500
199467
199334
199222
199166
199066
198936
198811
198722
198666
198522
198466
198322
198245
198145
198079
197933

When crashes happen on the B3144

Wednesday has the most collisions on the B3144 (32), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (50).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday27 (15%)
  • Tuesday29 (16%)
  • Wednesday32 (18%)
  • Thursday30 (17%)
  • Friday26 (15%)
  • Saturday19 (11%)
  • Sunday15 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am4 (2.2%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am24 (13%)
  • 9am to noon42 (24%)
  • Noon to 3pm31 (17%)
  • 3pm to 6pm50 (28%)
  • 6pm to 9pm20 (11%)
  • 9pm to midnight7 (3.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9%)
  • February12 (6.7%)
  • March11 (6.2%)
  • April12 (6.7%)
  • May14 (7.9%)
  • June20 (11%)
  • July17 (9.6%)
  • August11 (6.2%)
  • September16 (9%)
  • October16 (9%)
  • November23 (13%)
  • December10 (5.6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight143 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B3144 crashes

On the B3144, 98% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 65% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph175 (98%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds139 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (15%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other8 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry115 (65%)
  • Wet or damp60 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway174 (98%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B3144 crashes

Car occupants make up 51% of the people killed or injured on the B3144, followed by pedestrians (17%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant114 (51%)
  • Pedestrian39 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (15%)
  • Cyclist27 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car228 (72%)
  • Motorcycle35 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (4%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2049 (22%)
  • 21 to 2518 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 3540 (18%)
  • 36 to 4518 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5524 (11%)
  • 56 to 6513 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7517 (7.6%)
  • Over 7512 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider138 (62%)
  • Passenger46 (21%)
  • Pedestrian39 (17%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B3144

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B3144

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B3144 crashes by council area

Of the 178 collisions on the B3144, 174 were in Dorset.

Collisions on the B3144 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDorset174217015

B3144 crashes by town

Of the 178 collisions on the B3144, 165 were in the built-up area of Dorchester, Dorset.

Recent crashes on the B3144

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B3144, from 10 October 2018 to 6 December 2025.

Severity