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Dorset road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,462 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 2001, and 2,163 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 29 were fatal and 223 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2000 (1,420), and casualties rose from 2,126.

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

Collisions in 2001
1,462
Up 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
2,163
Up 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
29
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
223
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 2001

2% of collisions in Dorset in 2001 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal292%
  • Serious22315%
  • Slight1,21083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal341.6%
  • Serious27813%
  • Slight1,85186%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 2001 is highlighted, with 1,462, up 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday199 (14%)
  • Tuesday222 (15%)
  • Wednesday212 (15%)
  • Thursday207 (14%)
  • Friday231 (16%)
  • Saturday217 (15%)
  • Sunday174 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59182 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59231 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59298 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59373 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59201 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59115 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January118 (8.1%)
  • February106 (7.3%)
  • March99 (6.8%)
  • April118 (8.1%)
  • May119 (8.1%)
  • June123 (8.4%)
  • July132 (9%)
  • August106 (7.3%)
  • September129 (8.8%)
  • October124 (8.5%)
  • November122 (8.3%)
  • December166 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,158 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit149 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit134 (9.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,201 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds195 (13%)
  • Fog or mist19 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other30 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry916 (63%)
  • Wet or damp491 (34%)
  • Frost or ice51 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph601 (41%)
  • 40 mph93 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph30 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph663 (45%)
  • 70 mph59 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,275 (87%)
  • Roundabout89 (6.1%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,514 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist214 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian201 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist84 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant71 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)40 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1077 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 15101 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20356 (16%)
  • 21 to 25233 (11%)
  • 26 to 35408 (19%)
  • 36 to 45335 (15%)
  • 46 to 55223 (10%)
  • 56 to 65150 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 75134 (6.2%)
  • Over 75104 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,371 (63%)
  • Passenger591 (27%)
  • Pedestrian201 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,129 (76%)
  • Motorcycle216 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes144 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes122 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach40 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle30 (1.1%)
  • Minibus13 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 2001

Map of the last 16 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Dorset

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

  • 16 crashes
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dorset ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 24th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
17th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dorset in 2001

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dorset in 2001, with 34 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 2001

The A35 had the most collisions in Dorset in 2001: 137, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35137234220
2ndA354104153115
3rdA3195167315
4thB3081557219
5thA350375137
6thB3157375133
7thA30303933
8thA353253412
9thB3072253203
10thA351245017
11thA352243515
12thA37243807
13thB3078244016
14thB3073224305
15thA348202603
16thB3082204305
17thA3066193003
18thB3162172303
19thA3540162104
20thA357131903

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 2001

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 2001: 154.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 2001

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 2001: 156.

Former districts in Dorset in 2001

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 2001: 441.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years