The A350: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 115 people were killed or seriously injured in 102 collisions on the A350, making it the 117th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
102
serious or fatal collisions
115
people killed or seriously injured
11
collisions that took a life
#117
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A350 carries 445 recorded injury collisions over the period, 102 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Wiltshire, Dorset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Collisions here are more likely than average to be fatal: 11% against 7% across the numbered network, which usually points to higher speeds. Most collisions were recorded on 60 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2025 with 28 serious collisions, and the count is up 47% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A350
Blue markers are serious collisions, red crosses fatal. Click any marker for the year. Zoom in to see the specific junctions and stretches where they cluster.
Where along the route
- Wiltshire62 KSI
- Dorset25 KSI
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole15 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A350
2025: 28 (up 40% on the year before) · peak 28 in 2025 · +47.4% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A350
How many accidents happen on the A350?
Police recorded 445 injury collisions on the A350 over 2021–2025, of which 102 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 115 people killed or seriously injured, including 11 fatal collisions.
Is the A350 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 117 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 107 among a roads. That is a count rather than a rate: longer and busier roads accumulate more collisions, so a high ranking reflects exposure as well as risk.
Where on the A350 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Wiltshire, Dorset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The map on this page plots every serious and fatal collision recorded on the route, so you can see the specific stretches rather than the total.
Counts include every collision the police recorded on this road number across all authority areas. They are not adjusted for traffic volume or road length, so treat them as a measure of where injury concentrates rather than a per-mile risk rating. Method. Free to reuse with attribution to this page.
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