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Dorset road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,421 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 2002, and 2,082 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 39 were fatal and 232 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2001 (1,462), and casualties fell from 2,163.

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

Collisions in 2002
1,421
Down 3% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
2,082
Down 4% on 2001
Fatal collisions
39
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
232
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 2002

2.7% of collisions in Dorset in 2002 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal392.7%
  • Serious23216%
  • Slight1,15081%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal401.9%
  • Serious30215%
  • Slight1,74084%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 2002 is highlighted, with 1,421, down 3% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday201 (14%)
  • Tuesday202 (14%)
  • Wednesday198 (14%)
  • Thursday223 (16%)
  • Friday237 (17%)
  • Saturday201 (14%)
  • Sunday159 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5947 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5929 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59200 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59228 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59261 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59350 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59196 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59110 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January108 (7.6%)
  • February89 (6.3%)
  • March95 (6.7%)
  • April108 (7.6%)
  • May121 (8.5%)
  • June109 (7.7%)
  • July142 (10%)
  • August143 (10%)
  • September122 (8.6%)
  • October132 (9.3%)
  • November136 (9.6%)
  • December116 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,082 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit175 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit154 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,090 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds261 (18%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (0.8%)
  • Other28 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry862 (61%)
  • Wet or damp546 (38%)
  • Frost or ice9 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph553 (39%)
  • 40 mph140 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph39 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph607 (43%)
  • 70 mph59 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,220 (86%)
  • Roundabout89 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,449 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist200 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian169 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist90 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant69 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant22 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1044 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 15125 (6%)
  • 16 to 20318 (15%)
  • 21 to 25207 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 35378 (18%)
  • 36 to 45344 (17%)
  • 46 to 55254 (12%)
  • 56 to 65159 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 75100 (4.8%)
  • Over 75118 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,345 (65%)
  • Passenger568 (27%)
  • Pedestrian169 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car2,045 (76%)
  • Motorcycle206 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes142 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes97 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle43 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach33 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car15 (0.6%)
  • Minibus13 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 2002

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Dorset

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dorset ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 24th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
18th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
5th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dorset in 2002

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dorset in 2002, with 48 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 2002

The A35 had the most collisions in Dorset in 2002: 144, including 6 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35144243624
2ndA354104166213
3rdA3192129117
4thA3504276110
5thA3524075110
6thB3157405407
7thA351384926
8thB3081375428
9thA353365025
10thA37325566
11thA30284606
12thA348264014
13thB3073253404
14thA347222716
15thB3072212413
16thB3082182612
17thB3092182604
18thA338142401
19thB3078142301
20thB3091141602

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 2002

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 2002: 139.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 2002

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 2002: 171.

Former districts in Dorset in 2002

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 2002: 426.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 2002, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years