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Dorset road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,015 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 2009, and 1,446 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 189 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2008 (1,100), and casualties fell from 1,616.

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

Collisions in 2009
1,015
Down 8% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
1,446
Down 11% on 2008
Fatal collisions
21
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
189
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 2009

2.1% of collisions in Dorset in 2009 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.1%
  • Serious18919%
  • Slight80579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.6%
  • Serious22415%
  • Slight1,19983%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 2009 is highlighted, with 1,015, down 8% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday153 (15%)
  • Tuesday145 (14%)
  • Wednesday143 (14%)
  • Thursday150 (15%)
  • Friday174 (17%)
  • Saturday157 (15%)
  • Sunday93 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59160 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59169 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59188 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59236 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59139 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January92 (9.1%)
  • February60 (5.9%)
  • March69 (6.8%)
  • April82 (8.1%)
  • May82 (8.1%)
  • June89 (8.8%)
  • July90 (8.9%)
  • August79 (7.8%)
  • September95 (9.4%)
  • October96 (9.5%)
  • November108 (11%)
  • December73 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight778 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting138 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (9.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds835 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds20 (2%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry662 (65%)
  • Wet or damp281 (28%)
  • Frost or ice58 (5.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep8 (0.8%)
  • Snow6 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph381 (38%)
  • 40 mph89 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph56 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph438 (43%)
  • 70 mph47 (4.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway896 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout40 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant971 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist182 (13%)
  • Pedestrian113 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant64 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist63 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)25 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1027 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1545 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 20294 (20%)
  • 21 to 25138 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 35222 (15%)
  • 36 to 45245 (17%)
  • 46 to 55177 (12%)
  • 56 to 65110 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 75105 (7.3%)
  • Over 7562 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider993 (69%)
  • Passenger340 (24%)
  • Pedestrian113 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,406 (73%)
  • Motorcycle183 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes145 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes79 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car16 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.5%)
  • Minibus9 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 21st most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
21st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
18th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
10th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dorset in 2009

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dorset in 2009, with 29 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 2009

The A35 had the most collisions in Dorset in 2009: 103, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35103175320
2ndA35470102118
3rdA31538748
4thA350375716
5thA352293508
6thA30273915
7thA353273404
8thB3081273612
9thA351254006
10thB3157253817
11thA347172103
12thA37172924
13thA3066162004
14thA338131501
15thB3082132403
16thB3073121502
17thB3078111604
18thB3092111401
19thB3150111503
20thA35791601

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 2009

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 2009: 106.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 2009

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 2009: 131.

Former districts in Dorset in 2009

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 2009: 317.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 2009, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2009.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years