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Shaftesbury road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 572 road traffic collisions in Shaftesbury, Dorset, from 1979 to 2025, and 747 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 100 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, down from 9 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
572
1,071st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
747
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
5
5 people killed
Serious collisions
100
108 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
9 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
10 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Shaftesbury

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious10017%
  • Slight46782%

What the data shows

  • Shaftesbury had 89 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 11% fewer than the 100 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Shaftesbury were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 72 children under 16 were killed or injured in Shaftesbury, 9.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Shaftesbury.

Where Shaftesbury ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,071st
Most casualties
1,058th
Most fatal collisions
1,368th
Most serious collisions
1,149th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (13%)
  • Tuesday70 (12%)
  • Wednesday81 (14%)
  • Thursday72 (13%)
  • Friday109 (19%)
  • Saturday97 (17%)
  • Sunday66 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight454 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway493 (86%)
  • Roundabout48 (8.4%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1%)
  • 30 mph328 (57%)
  • 40 mph147 (26%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph79 (14%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds444 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (16%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant421 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist124 (17%)
  • Pedestrian124 (17%)
  • Cyclist44 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Shaftesbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Shaftesbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Shaftesbury peaked at 22 in 1997; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025812
2024910
20231118
20221215
202144
20201215
201967
201899
20171214
201669
201578
201479
2013711
2012710
2011810
20101214
200999
20081011
20071935
20061419
20051518
20041923
20031218
20022028
20011522
2000810
19991320
19981518
19972229
19961315
19951321
1994810
19931521
19921112
19911723
19901923
19891320
19881416
19871620
19861928
19851824
198499
19831215
1982913
19811618
19801212
19791012

Map of recent crashes in Shaftesbury

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Shaftesbury

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Shaftesbury

The 24 most recent collisions in Shaftesbury happened between 24 May 2023 and 5 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Shaftesbury

The A30 has the most collisions in Shaftesbury, 178 of 572 (31%), followed by the B3091 (108).

Collisions in Shaftesbury on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30178244431
2ndB3091108126021
3rdA35066100016
4thB3081578706
5thA355701
6thA35004701

Council areas covering Shaftesbury

Collisions in Shaftesbury were recorded in 2 council areas. Dorset has 553 of 572 (97%).

Collisions in Shaftesbury by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDorset553717494
2ndWiltshire182916

Postcode district for Shaftesbury

All 572 collisions in Shaftesbury were in the SP7 postcode district.