Road
Crashes on the A338
3,077 recorded collisions since 2000.
3,077
All crashes
67
Fatal
507
Serious
2,503
Slight
Since 2000 the A338 has seen 3,077 collisions, 67 of them fatal and 507 serious. That ranks it 120th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 21.8 per 1,000 collisions, and 19% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 68% since 2000, from 171 to 54 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Wiltshire and New Forest.
Worst local authorities on the A338
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- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole961 crashes · 11 fatal
- Wiltshire928 crashes · 21 fatal
- New Forest360 crashes · 16 fatal
- Vale of White Horse342 crashes · 8 fatal
- West Berkshire217 crashes · 5 fatal
- Dorset209 crashes · 4 fatal
- Test Valley58 crashes · 2 fatal
- Basingstoke and Deane2 crashes · 0 fatal
- Windsor and Maidenhead1 crashes · 0 fatal
- Cornwall1 crashes · 0 fatal
Crashes by year
2000–2024200150100500
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.