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B3163 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 93 collisions on the B3163 from 1979 to 2025, with 136 casualties. Of those crashes, 3 were fatal and 16 serious, and 3 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B3163, down 50% from 2 in 2024, with 2 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
93
4,104th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
136
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
16
18 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Down 50% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the B3163

On the B3163, 3.2% of collisions were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal33.2%
  • Serious1617%
  • Slight7480%

Where the B3163 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,104th
Most casualties
4,029th
Most fatal collisions
3,114th
Most serious collisions
4,250th

B3163 accidents by year

Collisions on the B3163 peaked at 6 in 1994 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B3163, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202422
202300
202228
202122
202011
201900
201822
201722
201612
201522
201433
201300
201226
201122
201011
200900
200822
200711
200633
200511
2004210
200300
200224
200148
200055
199922
199822
199756
199646
199511
199468
199322
199200
199112
199024
198922
198811
198724
198611
198544
198424
198325
198222
198111
198068
197922

When crashes happen on the B3163

Sunday has the most collisions on the B3163 (20), and 6am to 9am is the busiest time of day (26).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (11%)
  • Tuesday17 (18%)
  • Wednesday12 (13%)
  • Thursday10 (11%)
  • Friday10 (11%)
  • Saturday14 (15%)
  • Sunday20 (22%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am7 (7.5%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am26 (28%)
  • 9am to noon12 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm8 (8.6%)
  • 3pm to 6pm17 (18%)
  • 6pm to 9pm13 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight10 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (6.5%)
  • February9 (9.7%)
  • March8 (8.6%)
  • April5 (5.4%)
  • May4 (4.3%)
  • June11 (12%)
  • July7 (7.5%)
  • August14 (15%)
  • September10 (11%)
  • October6 (6.5%)
  • November4 (4.3%)
  • December9 (9.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight68 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (6.5%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (4.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B3163 crashes

On the B3163, 78% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 54% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph19 (20%)
  • 60 mph73 (78%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds70 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (13%)
  • Fog or mist7 (7.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry50 (54%)
  • Wet or damp41 (44%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway93 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B3163 crashes

Car occupants make up 73% of the people killed or injured on the B3163, followed by motorcyclists (15%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant99 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (15%)
  • Pedestrian8 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist5 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car109 (68%)
  • Motorcycle20 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.9%)
  • Other6 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1510 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2048 (35%)
  • 21 to 2515 (11%)
  • 26 to 3521 (15%)
  • 36 to 4516 (12%)
  • 46 to 559 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 656 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 754 (2.9%)
  • Over 753 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider86 (63%)
  • Passenger42 (31%)
  • Pedestrian8 (5.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B3163

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B3163

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B3163 crashes by council area

All 93 collisions on the B3163 were in Dorset.

Collisions on the B3163 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDorset93136316

B3163 crashes by town

Of the 93 collisions on the B3163, 17 were in the built-up area of Beaminster.

Recent crashes on the B3163

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B3163, from 16 January 2008 to 19 August 2025.

Severity