Verwood road traffic accidents
Verwood recorded 260 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 340 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 34
- Casualties
- 340
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 34
- Casualties
- 340
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Verwood
Roads in Verwood
Postcode districts in Verwood
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Verwood
Road collision statistics for Verwood
Collisions recorded
260
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
340
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
34
13.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Verwood
Collisions in Verwood are most frequently recorded on a Monday (18.5% of the total), with 26.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
92.7% of recorded collisions in Verwood happen on a single carriageway. Around 13.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Verwood have produced 339 casualties. Pedestrians account for 12.1% 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 22 collisions, Monday 48 collisions, Tuesday 48 collisions, Wednesday 33 collisions, Thursday 38 collisions, Friday 38 collisions, Saturday 33 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 191 collisions, Darkness 69 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 241 collisions, Roundabout 14 collisions, One way street 2 collisions, Unknown 2 collisions, Dual carriageway 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 243 collisions, 40 mph 7 collisions, 50 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 7 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 223 collisions, Raining no high winds 32 collisions, Other 2 collisions, Snowing no high winds 1 collisions, Fine + high winds 1 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 235 casualties, Passenger 63 casualties, Pedestrian 41 casualties.
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SeriousFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Verwood
How many road accidents have there been in Verwood?
260 collisions have been recorded in Verwood in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 340 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Verwood were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 34 were serious — 13.8% of all recorded collisions in Verwood resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Verwood?
Monday is the most common day for collisions in Verwood, accounting for 18.5% of them, and 26.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Verwood happen on?
92.7% of collisions in Verwood are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Verwood?
Pedestrians make up 12.1% of the 339 casualties recorded in Verwood.
Is road safety in Verwood getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Verwood were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Verwood 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 Verwood cover 1999 to 2025.