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Dorset road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,117 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 2007, and 1,612 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 25 were fatal and 180 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2006 (1,186), and casualties fell from 1,713.

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

Collisions in 2007
1,117
Down 6% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
1,612
Down 6% on 2006
Fatal collisions
25
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
180
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 2007

2.2% of collisions in Dorset in 2007 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal252.2%
  • Serious18016%
  • Slight91282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal291.8%
  • Serious21914%
  • Slight1,36485%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 2007 is highlighted, with 1,117, down 6% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday164 (15%)
  • Tuesday173 (15%)
  • Wednesday166 (15%)
  • Thursday173 (15%)
  • Friday165 (15%)
  • Saturday149 (13%)
  • Sunday127 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59148 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59180 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59208 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59302 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January94 (8.4%)
  • February90 (8.1%)
  • March91 (8.1%)
  • April86 (7.7%)
  • May93 (8.3%)
  • June89 (8%)
  • July77 (6.9%)
  • August116 (10%)
  • September101 (9%)
  • October104 (9.3%)
  • November106 (9.5%)
  • December70 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight858 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting147 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds911 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds149 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds25 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry738 (66%)
  • Wet or damp361 (32%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph455 (41%)
  • 40 mph100 (9%)
  • 50 mph37 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph463 (41%)
  • 70 mph50 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway990 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout52 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,129 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist195 (12%)
  • Pedestrian115 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist64 (4%)
  • Van occupant54 (3.3%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider5 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2%)
  • 6 to 1048 (3%)
  • 11 to 1568 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 20295 (18%)
  • 21 to 25142 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 35273 (17%)
  • 36 to 45261 (16%)
  • 46 to 55188 (12%)
  • 56 to 65134 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7591 (5.6%)
  • Over 7580 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,078 (67%)
  • Passenger419 (26%)
  • Pedestrian115 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,620 (76%)
  • Motorcycle198 (9.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes110 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach19 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle17 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 21st most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
18th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dorset in 2007

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dorset in 2007, with 21 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 2007

The A35 had the most collisions in Dorset in 2007: 109, including 3 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35109176329
2ndA3547311819
3rdA31517809
4thA350335408
5thA353334115
6thB3081335105
7thB3157334905
8thA352294305
9thB3073232612
10thA30223711
11thA351222415
12thA3066172306
13thA357162920
14thA37162704
15thA338153203
16thB3078152502
17thB3082152013
18thB3162132100
19thA3030121503
20thB3072121204

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 2007

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 2007: 112.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 2007

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 2007: 125.

Former districts in Dorset in 2007

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 2007: 342.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years