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Upton (Dorset) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 685 road traffic collisions in Upton, Dorset, from 1979 to 2025, and 869 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 138 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 10 collisions, down from 13 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
685
959th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
869
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
9 people killed
Serious collisions
138
152 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
10
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Upton

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious13820%
  • Slight53979%

What the data shows

  • Upton had 107 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 13% more than the 95 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Upton were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 138 children under 16 were killed or injured in Upton, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in Upton.

Where Upton ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
959th
Most casualties
953rd
Most fatal collisions
1,011th
Most serious collisions
922nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday89 (13%)
  • Tuesday122 (18%)
  • Wednesday101 (15%)
  • Thursday106 (15%)
  • Friday110 (16%)
  • Saturday77 (11%)
  • Sunday80 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight489 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit170 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway627 (92%)
  • Roundabout41 (6%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph499 (73%)
  • 40 mph158 (23%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph14 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds582 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (12%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant412 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist190 (22%)
  • Cyclist115 (13%)
  • Pedestrian91 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Upton road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Upton, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Upton peaked at 29 in 1996; 2025 had 10.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 10
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251011
20241313
202388
202299
20211417
20201115
20191217
2018811
20171013
20161218
20151111
201478
201357
20121010
2011711
201057
20091113
20081111
20071415
20061418
20051214
20041620
20032730
200234
20011015
20001118
19992125
19982435
19972533
19962945
19951623
1994912
19931618
19921521
19911117
19902124
19892227
19881113
19872530
19861832
19851921
19841517
19831824
19822025
19812025
19802127
19792831

Map of recent crashes in Upton

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Upton

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Upton

The 24 most recent collisions in Upton happened between 14 December 2023 and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Upton

The B3067 has the most collisions in Upton, 225 of 685 (33%), followed by the B3068 (164).

Collisions in Upton on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3067225284344
2ndB3068164213129
3rdA350123156335
4thA35172713
5thA3500101301

Council areas covering Upton

Collisions in Upton were recorded in 2 council areas. Dorset has 473 of 685 (69%).

Collisions in Upton by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDorset473596693
2ndBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole212273245

Postcode district for Upton

All 685 collisions in Upton were in the BH16 postcode district.