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Dorset road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,186 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 2006, and 1,713 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 27 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2005 (1,218), and casualties fell from 1,760.

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

Collisions in 2006
1,186
Down 3% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
1,713
Down 3% on 2005
Fatal collisions
27
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 2006

2.3% of collisions in Dorset in 2006 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal272.3%
  • Serious16914%
  • Slight99083%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal291.7%
  • Serious20212%
  • Slight1,48287%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 2006 is highlighted, with 1,186, down 3% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (12%)
  • Tuesday165 (14%)
  • Wednesday170 (14%)
  • Thursday200 (17%)
  • Friday184 (16%)
  • Saturday184 (16%)
  • Sunday138 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59154 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59190 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59241 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59298 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5989 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January101 (8.5%)
  • February92 (7.8%)
  • March101 (8.5%)
  • April86 (7.3%)
  • May78 (6.6%)
  • June104 (8.8%)
  • July105 (8.9%)
  • August101 (8.5%)
  • September117 (9.9%)
  • October105 (8.9%)
  • November102 (8.6%)
  • December94 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight915 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting150 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds953 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds153 (13%)
  • Fog or mist25 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.4%)
  • Other16 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry753 (63%)
  • Wet or damp411 (35%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph478 (40%)
  • 40 mph99 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph33 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph532 (45%)
  • 70 mph42 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,026 (87%)
  • Roundabout88 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,231 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist185 (11%)
  • Pedestrian116 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist76 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant47 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 538 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1054 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1559 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 20315 (18%)
  • 21 to 25185 (11%)
  • 26 to 35273 (16%)
  • 36 to 45283 (17%)
  • 46 to 55191 (11%)
  • 56 to 65156 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7573 (4.3%)
  • Over 7586 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,142 (67%)
  • Passenger455 (27%)
  • Pedestrian116 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,701 (77%)
  • Motorcycle183 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach35 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 20th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
20th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dorset in 2006

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dorset in 2006, with 36 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 2006

The A35 had the most collisions in Dorset in 2006: 123, including 4 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35123215423
2ndA3547211015
3rdA316510927
4thA350445605
5thA352375504
6thB3081354715
7thA353324106
8thA351304123
9thB3157263605
10thA348243003
11thB3078212718
12thB3073203104
13thB3082192403
14thB3072182425
15thA3066172304
16thB3092152102
17thA30142213
18thB3147122201
19thA357111922
20thB3150111402

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 2006

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 2006: 100.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 2006

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 2006: 135.

Former districts in Dorset in 2006

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 2006: 372.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years