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Dorset road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,282 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 2004, and 1,878 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 186 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2003 (1,308), and casualties fell from 1,905.

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

Collisions in 2004
1,282
Down 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
1,878
Down 1% on 2003
Fatal collisions
27
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
186
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 2004

2.1% of collisions in Dorset in 2004 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal272.1%
  • Serious18615%
  • Slight1,06983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal291.5%
  • Serious22512%
  • Slight1,62486%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 2004 is highlighted, with 1,282, down 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday173 (13%)
  • Tuesday203 (16%)
  • Wednesday187 (15%)
  • Thursday188 (15%)
  • Friday192 (15%)
  • Saturday180 (14%)
  • Sunday159 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5930 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59191 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59188 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59228 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59306 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59203 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5999 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January106 (8.3%)
  • February86 (6.7%)
  • March101 (7.9%)
  • April112 (8.7%)
  • May89 (6.9%)
  • June101 (7.9%)
  • July107 (8.3%)
  • August127 (9.9%)
  • September104 (8.1%)
  • October133 (10%)
  • November105 (8.2%)
  • December111 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight947 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit113 (8.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting91 (7.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,040 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds171 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other21 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry795 (62%)
  • Wet or damp450 (35%)
  • Frost or ice30 (2.3%)
  • Snow6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph7 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph503 (39%)
  • 40 mph129 (10%)
  • 50 mph40 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph541 (42%)
  • 70 mph61 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,107 (86%)
  • Roundabout77 (6%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,378 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist203 (11%)
  • Pedestrian119 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist59 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant51 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant14 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1056 (3%)
  • 11 to 1570 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 20340 (18%)
  • 21 to 25182 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35323 (17%)
  • 36 to 45300 (16%)
  • 46 to 55226 (12%)
  • 56 to 65146 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7578 (4.2%)
  • Over 7595 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded37 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,215 (65%)
  • Passenger544 (29%)
  • Pedestrian119 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,812 (75%)
  • Motorcycle212 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes137 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes93 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle38 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1%)
  • Minibus16 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Dorset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dorset ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 21st most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
18th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dorset in 2004

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dorset in 2004, with 34 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 2004

The A35 had the most collisions in Dorset in 2004: 123, including 3 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35123236318
2ndA354113163320
3rdA3174128312
4thB3081497305
5thB3157467127
6thA351374906
7thA350366007
8thA30324416
9thA352314714
10thA353314304
11thA348202506
12thB3072202611
13thA37183104
14thB3073162403
15thA347152000
16thA357141500
17thB3162141710
18thB3078131501
19thA3066111503
20thA338101400

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 2004

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 2004: 113.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 2004

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 2004: 147.

Former districts in Dorset in 2004

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 2004: 388.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years