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Dorset road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 843 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 2012, and 1,201 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 166 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2011 (852), and casualties fell from 1,208.

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

Collisions in 2012
843
Down 1% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
1,201
Down 1% on 2011
Fatal collisions
15
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
166
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 2012

1.8% of collisions in Dorset in 2012 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious16620%
  • Slight66279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.3%
  • Serious19016%
  • Slight99583%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 2012 is highlighted, with 843, down 1% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday123 (15%)
  • Tuesday135 (16%)
  • Wednesday117 (14%)
  • Thursday131 (16%)
  • Friday115 (14%)
  • Saturday115 (14%)
  • Sunday107 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59138 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59142 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59158 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59199 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59121 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (7.4%)
  • February56 (6.6%)
  • March74 (8.8%)
  • April69 (8.2%)
  • May69 (8.2%)
  • June76 (9%)
  • July63 (7.5%)
  • August98 (12%)
  • September70 (8.3%)
  • October66 (7.8%)
  • November76 (9%)
  • December64 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight665 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds703 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry586 (70%)
  • Wet or damp234 (28%)
  • Frost or ice20 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph385 (46%)
  • 40 mph94 (11%)
  • 50 mph51 (6%)
  • 60 mph285 (34%)
  • 70 mph22 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway729 (86%)
  • Roundabout60 (7.1%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant733 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist168 (14%)
  • Pedestrian114 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist84 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant50 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant33 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1558 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20226 (19%)
  • 21 to 25136 (11%)
  • 26 to 35175 (15%)
  • 36 to 45179 (15%)
  • 46 to 55156 (13%)
  • 56 to 65100 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7566 (5.5%)
  • Over 7562 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider789 (66%)
  • Passenger298 (25%)
  • Pedestrian114 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,103 (71%)
  • Motorcycle165 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes90 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 32nd most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
32nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dorset in 2012

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dorset in 2012, with 38 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 2012

The A35 had the most collisions in Dorset in 2012: 83, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3583145214
2ndA354568449
3rdA314265112
4thA350266504
5thB3157243107
6thA30233514
7thB3081233406
8thA351222704
9thA352212912
10thA348172502
11thB3073162003
12thB3078162007
13thB3072152302
14thB3159151702
15thA3066121411
16thA37121900
17thB3082121403
18thA357101501
19thB314581404
20thA35671201

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 2012

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 2012: 97.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 2012

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 2012: 114.

Former districts in Dorset in 2012

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 2012: 283.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 2012, 2 were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years