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Ashley Heath road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 467 road traffic collisions in Ashley Heath, Dorset, from 1979 to 2025, and 699 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 91 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 4 collisions, down from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
467
1,209th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
699
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
16
18 people killed
Serious collisions
91
118 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Ashley Heath

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal163.4%
  • Serious9119%
  • Slight36077%

What the data shows

  • Ashley Heath had 52 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 75 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Ashley Heath were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 54 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ashley Heath, 7.7% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Ashley Heath.

Where Ashley Heath ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,209th
Most casualties
1,103rd
Most fatal collisions
588th
Most serious collisions
1,209th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday69 (15%)
  • Thursday69 (15%)
  • Friday66 (14%)
  • Saturday78 (17%)
  • Sunday64 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight364 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit35 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway100 (21%)
  • Roundabout27 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph114 (24%)
  • 40 mph152 (33%)
  • 50 mph27 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph88 (19%)
  • 70 mph85 (18%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds383 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant515 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (10%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.9%)
  • Pedestrian23 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ashley Heath road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashley Heath, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ashley Heath peaked at 24 in 1990; 2025 had 4.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 4
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202545
202467
202368
2022511
202167
202034
2019721
201833
201755
2016712
2015812
2014914
201367
201278
2011916
201078
2009815
200859
200744
20061215
20051012
20041219
20031421
20021114
20012125
20001628
19991923
19981315
19971519
19961219
1995610
19941521
19931217
1992710
19911119
19902440
1989810
19881623
19871517
1986814
1985911
19841019
1983713
19821225
19811432
1980910
19791422

Map of recent crashes in Ashley Heath

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ashley Heath

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ashley Heath

The 24 most recent collisions in Ashley Heath happened between 6 November 2021 and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ashley Heath

The A31 has the most collisions in Ashley Heath, 137 of 467 (29%), followed by the B3081 (37).

Collisions in Ashley Heath on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31137202326
2ndB3081376408
3rdA3383400

Council areas covering Ashley Heath

Collisions in Ashley Heath were recorded in 3 council areas. Dorset has 459 of 467 (98%).

Collisions in Ashley Heath by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDorset4596841591
2ndBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole51110
3rdNew Forest3400

Postcode district for Ashley Heath

All 467 collisions in Ashley Heath were in the BH24 postcode district.