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Dorset road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 799 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 2013, and 1,145 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 155 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2012 (843), and casualties fell from 1,201.

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

Collisions in 2013
799
Down 5% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
1,145
Down 5% on 2012
Fatal collisions
21
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
155
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 2013

2.6% of collisions in Dorset in 2013 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.6%
  • Serious15519%
  • Slight62378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.9%
  • Serious18716%
  • Slight93682%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 2013 is highlighted, with 799, down 5% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday117 (15%)
  • Tuesday128 (16%)
  • Wednesday124 (16%)
  • Thursday130 (16%)
  • Friday120 (15%)
  • Saturday97 (12%)
  • Sunday83 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59115 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59131 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59157 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59220 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (5.6%)
  • February60 (7.5%)
  • March56 (7%)
  • April60 (7.5%)
  • May78 (9.8%)
  • June59 (7.4%)
  • July89 (11%)
  • August97 (12%)
  • September63 (7.9%)
  • October74 (9.3%)
  • November55 (6.9%)
  • December63 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight630 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting83 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds690 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (7.9%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry589 (74%)
  • Wet or damp193 (24%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph335 (42%)
  • 40 mph75 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph42 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph314 (39%)
  • 70 mph28 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway676 (85%)
  • Roundabout61 (7.6%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant717 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (11%)
  • Pedestrian103 (9%)
  • Cyclist92 (8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant38 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant36 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1033 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1550 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20157 (14%)
  • 21 to 25136 (12%)
  • 26 to 35160 (14%)
  • 36 to 45176 (15%)
  • 46 to 55169 (15%)
  • 56 to 65104 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7587 (7.6%)
  • Over 7559 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider753 (66%)
  • Passenger289 (25%)
  • Pedestrian103 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,052 (71%)
  • Motorcycle127 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes99 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle91 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 33rd most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
33rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
14th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dorset in 2013

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dorset in 2013, with 33 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 2013

The A35 had the most collisions in Dorset in 2013: 66, including 4 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3566100412
2ndA3545882111
3rdA314682312
4thA350284126
5thA352253205
6thA30243704
7thB3081203004
8thB3157202214
9thA3066162703
10thA348161901
11thA351161704
12thB3159162303
13thA338142100
14thB3078144322
15thB3082142304
16thA353111103
17thA37112003
18thB3155111201
19thB3072101601
20thB30739901

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 2013

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 2013: 97.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 2013

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 2013: 94.

Former districts in Dorset in 2013

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 2013: 249.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 2013, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years