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Merley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 328 road traffic collisions in Merley, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, from 1979 to 2025, and 455 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 67 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
328
1,474th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
455
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
6 people killed
Serious collisions
67
73 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Merley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious6720%
  • Slight25778%

What the data shows

  • Merley had 39 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 54 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Merley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 40 children under 16 were killed or injured in Merley, 8.9% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Merley.

Where Merley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,474th
Most casualties
1,408th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,470th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (12%)
  • Tuesday53 (16%)
  • Wednesday58 (18%)
  • Thursday48 (15%)
  • Friday46 (14%)
  • Saturday57 (17%)
  • Sunday27 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight258 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway327 (100%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph198 (60%)
  • 40 mph65 (20%)
  • 60 mph64 (20%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant299 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (16%)
  • Cyclist39 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Merley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Merley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Merley peaked at 13 in 1995; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
202578
202455
2023611
202223
202111
202013
201945
201847
201724
2016712
201533
201433
201344
201235
2011610
201079
2009712
2008612
2007613
2006911
20051115
20041012
2003818
2002811
20011013
20001011
199978
1998914
1997810
19961014
19951317
199479
1993910
199268
1991810
199056
19891116
19881315
1987915
1986910
198544
19841112
1983812
19821217
198136
198035
19791316

Map of recent crashes in Merley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Merley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Merley

The 24 most recent collisions in Merley happened between 25 October 2019 and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Merley

The A341 has the most collisions in Merley, 71 of 328 (22%), followed by the A349 (56).

Collisions in Merley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA34171108223
2ndA3495682111
3rdB3414560011
4thB3073121700
5thA313400

Council areas covering Merley

Collisions in Merley were recorded in 2 council areas. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has 308 of 328 (94%).

Collisions in Merley by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole308430463
2ndDorset202504

Postcode district for Merley

All 328 collisions in Merley were in the BH21 postcode district.