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West Parley road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 667 road traffic collisions in West Parley, Dorset, from 1979 to 2025, and 891 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 129 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, down from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
667
978th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
891
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
11
11 people killed
Serious collisions
129
149 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for West Parley

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious12919%
  • Slight52779%

What the data shows

  • West Parley had 103 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 10% fewer than the 114 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in West Parley were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 54 children under 16 were killed or injured in West Parley, 6.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in West Parley.

Where West Parley ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
978th
Most casualties
937th
Most fatal collisions
788th
Most serious collisions
957th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (13%)
  • Tuesday93 (14%)
  • Wednesday102 (15%)
  • Thursday104 (16%)
  • Friday108 (16%)
  • Saturday91 (14%)
  • Sunday79 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight510 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit130 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway652 (98%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph219 (33%)
  • 40 mph357 (54%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph85 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds538 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant549 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (19%)
  • Cyclist75 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian50 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

West Parley road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Parley, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in West Parley peaked at 27 in 1988; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251315
20241419
2023911
202277
202188
2020811
2019710
2018912
20172128
201677
20151217
20141316
20131214
201278
201199
2010914
2009914
20081420
20071619
20061320
20051314
2004613
20031518
20021821
20011018
20001419
19991828
19982329
19971822
19961523
19952233
19941419
19931822
19921724
19911826
19901931
19891723
19882737
19871725
19861626
19851316
19841823
19831418
19822225
19811722
19801517
19791620

Map of recent crashes in West Parley

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in West Parley

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in West Parley

The 24 most recent collisions in West Parley happened between 11 May 2024 and 14 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in West Parley

The A347 has the most collisions in West Parley, 314 of 667 (47%), followed by the B3073 (215).

Collisions in West Parley on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA347314416261
2ndB3073215302536
3rdA34707810

Council areas covering West Parley

Collisions in West Parley were recorded in 2 council areas. Dorset has 577 of 667 (87%).

Collisions in West Parley by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDorset5777616111
2ndBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole90130518

Postcode districts in West Parley

Collisions in West Parley were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by BH22 (583) and BH23 (84).