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Dorset road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,420 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 2000, and 2,126 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 219 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1999 (1,374), and casualties rose from 1,990.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 51,591 collisions in Dorset.

Collisions in 2000
1,420
Up 3% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
2,126
Up 7% on 1999
Fatal collisions
23
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
219
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 2000

1.6% of collisions in Dorset in 2000 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal231.6%
  • Serious21915%
  • Slight1,17883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal241.1%
  • Serious26713%
  • Slight1,83586%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 2000 is highlighted, with 1,420, up 3% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025675893
2024686883
2023662870
2022712962
2021621812
2020563777
2019635912
2018638898
20177401,055
20167751,209
20158611,211
20148151,161
20137991,145
20128431,201
20118521,208
20109161,286
20091,0151,446
20081,1001,616
20071,1171,612
20061,1861,713
20051,2181,760
20041,2821,878
20031,3081,905
20021,4212,082
20011,4622,163
20001,4202,126
19991,3741,990
19981,4562,152
19971,4792,170
19961,3842,108
19951,2171,979
19941,2661,937
19931,2311,828
19921,2721,942
19911,1711,752
19901,2851,941
19891,2801,862
19881,3361,948
19871,2861,815
19861,3141,880
19851,2881,823
19841,3141,898
19831,1461,574
19821,2461,759
19811,2211,780
19801,2851,744
19791,4182,020

When and where crashes happen in Dorset in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday179 (13%)
  • Tuesday202 (14%)
  • Wednesday194 (14%)
  • Thursday216 (15%)
  • Friday231 (16%)
  • Saturday201 (14%)
  • Sunday197 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59182 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59228 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59254 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59367 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59207 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59111 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January120 (8.5%)
  • February111 (7.8%)
  • March110 (7.7%)
  • April102 (7.2%)
  • May143 (10%)
  • June113 (8%)
  • July111 (7.8%)
  • August151 (11%)
  • September129 (9.1%)
  • October133 (9.4%)
  • November107 (7.5%)
  • December90 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,060 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit205 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit148 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,104 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds235 (17%)
  • Fog or mist18 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other27 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry841 (59%)
  • Wet or damp554 (39%)
  • Frost or ice19 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph590 (42%)
  • 40 mph103 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph27 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph644 (45%)
  • 70 mph47 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,260 (89%)
  • Roundabout88 (6.2%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,569 (74%)
  • Pedestrian196 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist99 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant63 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider7 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (2%)
  • 6 to 1097 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 15119 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20306 (14%)
  • 21 to 25230 (11%)
  • 26 to 35381 (18%)
  • 36 to 45312 (15%)
  • 46 to 55271 (13%)
  • 56 to 65149 (7%)
  • 66 to 75122 (5.7%)
  • Over 7595 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,318 (62%)
  • Passenger612 (29%)
  • Pedestrian196 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,122 (80%)
  • Motorcycle147 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes114 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle107 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle39 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach23 (0.9%)
  • Minibus14 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse6 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in Dorset

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dorset ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 26th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
18th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 2000

The A35 had the most collisions in Dorset in 2000: 132, including 6 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35132232621
2ndA354117172215
3rdA3168100013
4thA3505888114
5thB3157548018
6thB3081477917
7thA351456306
8thA352386503
9thA30355205
10thA353355407
11thB3072293802
12thA3066234105
13thA357224002
14thA37223925
15thB3073222711
16thA348202502
17thB3082182311
18thB3078172302
19thA347142201
20thB3092121703

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 2000

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 2000: 151.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 2000

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 2000: 176.

Former districts in Dorset in 2000

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 2000: 438.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 2000, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years