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Dorset road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 852 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 2011, and 1,208 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2010 (916), and casualties fell from 1,286.

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

Collisions in 2011
852
Down 7% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
1,208
Down 6% on 2010
Fatal collisions
14
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 2011

1.6% of collisions in Dorset in 2011 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious15819%
  • Slight68080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.2%
  • Serious17414%
  • Slight1,02084%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 2011 is highlighted, with 852, down 7% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (14%)
  • Tuesday109 (13%)
  • Wednesday123 (14%)
  • Thursday126 (15%)
  • Friday149 (17%)
  • Saturday107 (13%)
  • Sunday119 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59143 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59160 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59207 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January80 (9.4%)
  • February59 (6.9%)
  • March59 (6.9%)
  • April69 (8.1%)
  • May65 (7.6%)
  • June94 (11%)
  • July83 (9.7%)
  • August78 (9.2%)
  • September83 (9.7%)
  • October66 (7.7%)
  • November60 (7%)
  • December56 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight653 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting107 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds735 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (8.3%)
  • Fog or mist15 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry621 (73%)
  • Wet or damp193 (23%)
  • Frost or ice37 (4.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph365 (43%)
  • 40 mph73 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph59 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph326 (38%)
  • 70 mph25 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway762 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout37 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant804 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (12%)
  • Pedestrian100 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist73 (6%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1039 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1569 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20214 (18%)
  • 21 to 25126 (10%)
  • 26 to 35183 (15%)
  • 36 to 45159 (13%)
  • 46 to 55149 (12%)
  • 56 to 65118 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7563 (5.2%)
  • Over 7561 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider787 (65%)
  • Passenger321 (27%)
  • Pedestrian100 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,142 (73%)
  • Motorcycle145 (9.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach27 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle27 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car18 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 33rd most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
28th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
15th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dorset in 2011

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dorset in 2011, with 39 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 2011

The A35 had the most collisions in Dorset in 2011: 81, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3581142115
2ndA3545610209
3rdA31355633
4thB3157314824
5thA351263823
6thB3081243205
7thA350233203
8thA352223118
9thA348182405
10thB3072153302
11thA30141605
12thB3078142014
13thA3066131507
14thB3159131403
15thA37122000
16thB3073111103
17thB3082111302
18thB3092101501
19thB3147101601
20thA3478803

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 2011

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 2011: 84.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 2011

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 2011: 108.

Former districts in Dorset in 2011

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 2011: 289.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2011.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years