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Sandford (Dorset) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 178 road traffic collisions in Sandford, Dorset, from 1979 to 2025, and 240 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 37 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
178
2,076th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
240
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
37
45 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Sandford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious3721%
  • Slight13978%

What the data shows

  • Sandford had 29 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% fewer than the 34 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Sandford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 34 children under 16 were killed or injured in Sandford, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Sandford.

Where Sandford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,076th
Most casualties
2,050th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,072nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (13%)
  • Tuesday26 (15%)
  • Wednesday25 (14%)
  • Thursday23 (13%)
  • Friday25 (14%)
  • Saturday30 (17%)
  • Sunday26 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight149 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway173 (97%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph77 (43%)
  • 40 mph94 (53%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph6 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant133 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (15%)
  • Pedestrian34 (14%)
  • Cyclist24 (10%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Sandford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sandford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Sandford peaked at 9 in 1992; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202311
202256
202133
202023
201923
201845
2017511
201669
201545
201456
201311
201247
201189
201066
200917
200811
200711
200633
200511
200422
200334
200222
200146
2000810
199977
199811
1997710
199659
199546
199445
199311
1992910
199147
1990711
198957
198866
198747
198633
198533
198446
198378
1982610
198111
198033
197946

Map of recent crashes in Sandford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Sandford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Sandford

The 24 most recent collisions in Sandford happened between 18 September 2016 and 7 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Sandford

The A351 has the most collisions in Sandford, 156 of 178 (88%), followed by the A3510 (4).

Collisions in Sandford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA351156213233
2ndA35104601
3rdB30753401

Council area for Sandford

Sandford is in Dorset, where police recorded 51,591 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Sandford accounts for 0.3% of them.

Postcode district for Sandford

All 178 collisions in Sandford were in the BH20 postcode district.