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Ferndown road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,450 road traffic collisions in Ferndown, Dorset, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,993 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 297 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 18 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,450
583rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,993
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
21
23 people killed
Serious collisions
297
339 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
18
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
23
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Ferndown

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal211.4%
  • Serious29720%
  • Slight1,13278%

What the data shows

  • Ferndown had 153 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 229 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Ferndown were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 239 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ferndown, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in Ferndown.

Where Ferndown ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
583rd
Most casualties
536th
Most fatal collisions
473rd
Most serious collisions
512th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday227 (16%)
  • Tuesday203 (14%)
  • Wednesday231 (16%)
  • Thursday245 (17%)
  • Friday244 (17%)
  • Saturday181 (12%)
  • Sunday119 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,101 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit319 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,434 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway7 (0.5%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph921 (64%)
  • 40 mph455 (31%)
  • 50 mph27 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph44 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,192 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds209 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,175 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist341 (17%)
  • Pedestrian195 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist187 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant46 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ferndown road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ferndown, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ferndown peaked at 61 in 1984; 2025 had 18.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 18
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251823
202457
20231320
20221617
2021914
20201722
20191317
20181618
20172325
20162338
20151422
20142432
20131722
20122127
20112743
20102433
20092127
20082439
20072843
20062944
20053644
20043955
20033340
20023548
20013952
20004460
19993548
19983648
19973845
19963250
19953652
19942428
19932636
19923556
19912431
19904260
19893548
19884457
19874969
19863744
19855165
19846184
19834366
19825587
19813953
19804356
19795778

Map of recent crashes in Ferndown

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ferndown

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ferndown

The 24 most recent collisions in Ferndown happened between 24 December 2023 and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ferndown

The A348 has the most collisions in Ferndown, 322 of 1,450 (22%), followed by the B3072 (228).

Collisions in Ferndown on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA348322443462
2ndB3072228302638
3rdA347182267342
4thA31144224144
5thA34804600
6thB30734500

Council areas covering Ferndown

Collisions in Ferndown were recorded in 2 council areas. Dorset has 1,445 of 1,450 (99.7%).

Collisions in Ferndown by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDorset1,4451,98821296
2ndBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole5501

Postcode districts in Ferndown

Collisions in Ferndown were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by BH22 (1,368) and BH21 (82).