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Lytchett Matravers road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 102 road traffic collisions in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, from 1979 to 2025, and 138 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
102
2,804th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
138
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
24
27 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
4 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Lytchett Matravers

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious2424%
  • Slight7775%

What the data shows

  • Lytchett Matravers had 15 collisions from 2016 to 2025, about the same as the 15 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Lytchett Matravers were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 20 children under 16 were killed or injured in Lytchett Matravers, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Lytchett Matravers.

Where Lytchett Matravers ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,804th
Most casualties
2,752nd
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,570th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (17%)
  • Tuesday17 (17%)
  • Wednesday14 (14%)
  • Thursday9 (8.8%)
  • Friday21 (21%)
  • Saturday9 (8.8%)
  • Sunday15 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight74 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway102 (100%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph63 (62%)
  • 40 mph24 (24%)
  • 60 mph15 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds88 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1%)
  • Other1 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant69 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (20%)
  • Pedestrian24 (17%)
  • Cyclist10 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Lytchett Matravers road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lytchett Matravers, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Lytchett Matravers peaked at 6 in 1997; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202414
202333
202211
202111
202000
201936
201800
201712
201622
201534
201435
201311
201200
201100
201011
200911
200811
200722
200633
200522
200411
200324
200211
200136
200011
199911
199845
199768
199644
199522
199422
199322
199211
199136
199034
198944
198822
198712
198645
198546
198449
198311
198223
198133
198055
197948

Map of recent crashes in Lytchett Matravers

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Lytchett Matravers

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Lytchett Matravers

The 24 most recent collisions in Lytchett Matravers happened between 19 June 2009 and 29 September 2025.

Severity

Council areas covering Lytchett Matravers

Collisions in Lytchett Matravers were recorded in 2 council areas. Dorset has 98 of 102 (96%).

Collisions in Lytchett Matravers by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDorset98133123
2ndBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole4501

Postcode district for Lytchett Matravers

All 102 collisions in Lytchett Matravers were in the BH16 postcode district.