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Dorset road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 916 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 2010, and 1,286 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2009 (1,015), and casualties fell from 1,446.

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

Collisions in 2010
916
Down 10% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
1,286
Down 11% on 2009
Fatal collisions
9
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 2010

1% of collisions in Dorset in 2010 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious16518%
  • Slight74281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.7%
  • Serious19015%
  • Slight1,08785%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 2010 is highlighted, with 916, down 10% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday146 (16%)
  • Tuesday143 (16%)
  • Wednesday102 (11%)
  • Thursday114 (12%)
  • Friday158 (17%)
  • Saturday134 (15%)
  • Sunday119 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59142 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59163 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59160 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59225 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (6.8%)
  • February77 (8.4%)
  • March78 (8.5%)
  • April65 (7.1%)
  • May78 (8.5%)
  • June86 (9.4%)
  • July101 (11%)
  • August83 (9.1%)
  • September75 (8.2%)
  • October76 (8.3%)
  • November83 (9.1%)
  • December52 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight713 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting111 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds803 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (8.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry665 (73%)
  • Wet or damp174 (19%)
  • Frost or ice63 (6.9%)
  • Snow14 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph390 (43%)
  • 40 mph92 (10%)
  • 50 mph53 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph343 (37%)
  • 70 mph32 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway802 (88%)
  • Roundabout53 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant845 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (10%)
  • Pedestrian113 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist94 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant55 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1029 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1558 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20209 (16%)
  • 21 to 25174 (14%)
  • 26 to 35169 (13%)
  • 36 to 45195 (15%)
  • 46 to 55183 (14%)
  • 56 to 65134 (10%)
  • 66 to 7564 (5%)
  • Over 7557 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider865 (67%)
  • Passenger308 (24%)
  • Pedestrian113 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,282 (73%)
  • Motorcycle140 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes127 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 26th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
26th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dorset in 2010

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dorset in 2010, with 40 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 2010

The A354 had the most collisions in Dorset in 2010: 79, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3547910109
2ndA3571132115
3rdA316511018
4thB3081294309
5thB3157284413
6thA350243104
7thA351223007
8thA30202605
9thA352202705
10thB3073202904
11thB3072172103
12thA353162003
13thA37153202
14thA338131812
15thA3066121606
16thB3078121805
17thA347111802
18thA357112121
19thB308291602
20thB309191100

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 2010

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 2010: 112.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 2010

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 2010: 116.

Former districts in Dorset in 2010

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 2010: 267.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years