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Verwood road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 513 road traffic collisions in Verwood, Dorset, from 1979 to 2025, and 679 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 104 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 6 collisions, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
513
1,145th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
679
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
104
119 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
6
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
7 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Verwood

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious10420%
  • Slight40379%

What the data shows

  • Verwood had 69 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 16% fewer than the 82 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Verwood were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 89 children under 16 were killed or injured in Verwood, 13% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Verwood.

Where Verwood ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,145th
Most casualties
1,119th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,117th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (15%)
  • Tuesday85 (17%)
  • Wednesday68 (13%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday83 (16%)
  • Saturday66 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight370 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway486 (95%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.4%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph448 (87%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph33 (6.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds435 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant383 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (17%)
  • Pedestrian80 (12%)
  • Cyclist74 (11%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Verwood road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Verwood, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Verwood peaked at 19 in 1996; 2025 had 6.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 6
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202569
202467
2023813
202289
2021811
202078
201955
201856
2017711
2016911
20151114
2014813
201356
2012512
20111120
201077
2009711
200877
200778
20061416
20051521
20041827
20031417
20021315
20011516
20001721
19991518
199879
19971826
19961924
19951113
19941021
19931417
1992610
1991910
19901721
19891517
19881415
19871315
19861113
19851831
19841923
19831215
198279
19811421
1980915
19791215

Map of recent crashes in Verwood

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Verwood

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Verwood

The 24 most recent collisions in Verwood happened between 22 July 2022 and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Verwood

The B3081 has the most collisions in Verwood, 230 of 513 (45%), followed by the B3072 (100).

Collisions in Verwood on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3081230308352
2ndB3072100134223

Council areas covering Verwood

Collisions in Verwood were recorded in 2 council areas. Dorset has 509 of 513 (99%).

Collisions in Verwood by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDorset5096736103
2ndNew Forest4601

Postcode districts in Verwood

Collisions in Verwood were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by BH31 (509) and BH21 (4).