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Dorset road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,100 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 2008, and 1,616 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 215 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2007 (1,117), and casualties rose from 1,612.

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

Collisions in 2008
1,100
Down 2% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
1,616
Level with 2007
Fatal collisions
22
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
215
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 2008

2% of collisions in Dorset in 2008 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal222%
  • Serious21520%
  • Slight86378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal261.6%
  • Serious24615%
  • Slight1,34483%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 2008 is highlighted, with 1,100, down 2% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday167 (15%)
  • Tuesday171 (16%)
  • Wednesday174 (16%)
  • Thursday145 (13%)
  • Friday157 (14%)
  • Saturday155 (14%)
  • Sunday131 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5924 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59169 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59172 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59224 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59258 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59161 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (7.3%)
  • February71 (6.5%)
  • March78 (7.1%)
  • April80 (7.3%)
  • May106 (9.6%)
  • June88 (8%)
  • July97 (8.8%)
  • August108 (9.8%)
  • September88 (8%)
  • October95 (8.6%)
  • November92 (8.4%)
  • December117 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight848 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting171 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds931 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (9.5%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist9 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry743 (68%)
  • Wet or damp307 (28%)
  • Frost or ice43 (3.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph430 (39%)
  • 40 mph120 (11%)
  • 50 mph41 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph454 (41%)
  • 70 mph48 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway957 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout47 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant1,098 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist202 (13%)
  • Pedestrian116 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist78 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant56 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1045 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1573 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20299 (19%)
  • 21 to 25180 (11%)
  • 26 to 35240 (15%)
  • 36 to 45254 (16%)
  • 46 to 55208 (13%)
  • 56 to 65149 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7570 (4.3%)
  • Over 7581 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider1,098 (68%)
  • Passenger402 (25%)
  • Pedestrian116 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,508 (73%)
  • Motorcycle205 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes130 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle79 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle15 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (0.5%)
  • Minibus7 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 19th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
19th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
15th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dorset in 2008

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dorset in 2008, with 32 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 2008

The A35 had the most collisions in Dorset in 2008: 88, including 4 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3588129415
2ndA35479133314
3rdA316090317
4thA3524166113
5thB3081354508
6thA350293903
7thA351283617
8thB3073263304
9thA302546210
10thB3157254106
11thB3082232907
12thA353223012
13thA348192602
14thB3091151604
15thA3066132003
16thA357132106
17thA37132001
18thB3078131902
19thA338112412
20thA347111705

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 2008

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 2008: 116.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 2008

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 2008: 124.

Former districts in Dorset in 2008

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 2008: 308.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 2008, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years