Ferndown road traffic accidents
Ferndown recorded 651 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 890 casualties. Of these collisions, 8 were fatal and 104 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 240% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 8
- Serious
- 104
- Casualties
- 890
- Fatal
- 8
- Serious
- 104
- Casualties
- 890
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Ferndown
Roads in Ferndown
Postcode districts in Ferndown
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Ferndown
Road collision statistics for Ferndown
Collisions recorded
651
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
890
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
8
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
104
17.2% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Ferndown
Collisions in Ferndown are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (18.4% of the total), with 23.1% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
99.2% of recorded collisions in Ferndown happen on a single carriageway. Around 16.4% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Ferndown have produced 886 casualties. Pedestrians account for 9% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 51 collisions, Monday 95 collisions, Tuesday 112 collisions, Wednesday 100 collisions, Thursday 120 collisions, Friday 98 collisions, Saturday 75 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 500 collisions, Darkness 150 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 646 collisions, Unknown 3 collisions, Dual carriageway 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 482 collisions, 40 mph 166 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 540 collisions, Raining no high winds 90 collisions, Raining + high winds 6 collisions, Other 6 collisions, Fine + high winds 4 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 604 casualties, Passenger 202 casualties, Pedestrian 80 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Ferndown
How many road accidents have there been in Ferndown?
651 collisions have been recorded in Ferndown in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 890 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Ferndown were serious or fatal?
8 were fatal and 104 were serious — 17.2% of all recorded collisions in Ferndown resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Ferndown?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in Ferndown, accounting for 18.4% of them, and 23.1% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Ferndown happen on?
99.2% of collisions in Ferndown are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Ferndown?
Pedestrians make up 9% of the 886 casualties recorded in Ferndown.
Is road safety in Ferndown getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Ferndown rose 240% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Ferndown come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Ferndown cover 1999 to 2025.