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Dorset road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,218 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 2005, and 1,760 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 24 were fatal and 170 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2004 (1,282), and casualties fell from 1,878.

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

Collisions in 2005
1,218
Down 5% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
1,760
Down 6% on 2004
Fatal collisions
24
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
170
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 2005

2% of collisions in Dorset in 2005 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal242%
  • Serious17014%
  • Slight1,02484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal301.7%
  • Serious21512%
  • Slight1,51586%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 2005 is highlighted, with 1,218, down 5% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday171 (14%)
  • Tuesday171 (14%)
  • Wednesday193 (16%)
  • Thursday179 (15%)
  • Friday198 (16%)
  • Saturday164 (13%)
  • Sunday142 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59175 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59204 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59241 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59290 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59175 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5984 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (7.7%)
  • February95 (7.8%)
  • March86 (7.1%)
  • April89 (7.3%)
  • May104 (8.5%)
  • June113 (9.3%)
  • July112 (9.2%)
  • August110 (9%)
  • September90 (7.4%)
  • October109 (8.9%)
  • November113 (9.3%)
  • December103 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight928 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting145 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit59 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds998 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds154 (13%)
  • Fog or mist18 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Other25 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry769 (63%)
  • Wet or damp414 (34%)
  • Frost or ice32 (2.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph517 (42%)
  • 40 mph122 (10%)
  • 50 mph26 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph492 (40%)
  • 70 mph58 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,042 (86%)
  • Roundabout96 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,242 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist204 (12%)
  • Pedestrian126 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist60 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant54 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1045 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1581 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20371 (21%)
  • 21 to 25184 (10%)
  • 26 to 35284 (16%)
  • 36 to 45276 (16%)
  • 46 to 55157 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 65128 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7585 (4.8%)
  • Over 75101 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded22 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,170 (66%)
  • Passenger464 (26%)
  • Pedestrian126 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,730 (75%)
  • Motorcycle207 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes122 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes98 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach30 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle25 (1.1%)
  • Minibus13 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dorset ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 21st most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dorset in 2005

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dorset in 2005, with 38 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 2005

The A35 and A354 had the most collisions in Dorset in 2005, with 100 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35100152519
2ndA354100141413
3rdA31629419
4thA350386015
5thB3081385603
6thA352376706
7thB3157365624
8thB3073313702
9thA353303600
10thA30263712
11thA351213301
12thA357203113
13thA348182801
14thB3082173312
15thB3092162804
16thB3072151902
17thA3066131602
18thA356122311
19thB3390111600
20thA3791712

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 2005

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 2005: 125.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 2005

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 2005: 145.

Former districts in Dorset in 2005

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 2005: 346.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 2005, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years