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Dorset road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 815 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 2014, and 1,161 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 175 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2013 (799), and casualties rose from 1,145.

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

Collisions in 2014
815
Up 2% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
1,161
Up 1% on 2013
Fatal collisions
15
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
175
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 2014

1.8% of collisions in Dorset in 2014 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious17521%
  • Slight62577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.4%
  • Serious20217%
  • Slight94381%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 2014 is highlighted, with 815, up 2% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday108 (13%)
  • Tuesday115 (14%)
  • Wednesday118 (14%)
  • Thursday131 (16%)
  • Friday142 (17%)
  • Saturday106 (13%)
  • Sunday95 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59127 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59141 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59171 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59197 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59112 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (7.6%)
  • February71 (8.7%)
  • March59 (7.2%)
  • April47 (5.8%)
  • May52 (6.4%)
  • June67 (8.2%)
  • July94 (12%)
  • August74 (9.1%)
  • September75 (9.2%)
  • October87 (11%)
  • November57 (7%)
  • December70 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight644 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting81 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds688 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds82 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds26 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry566 (69%)
  • Wet or damp235 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph339 (42%)
  • 40 mph95 (12%)
  • 50 mph41 (5%)
  • 60 mph300 (37%)
  • 70 mph34 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway693 (85%)
  • Roundabout52 (6.4%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant758 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (11%)
  • Pedestrian106 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist82 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant13 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1032 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1532 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 20133 (11%)
  • 21 to 25151 (13%)
  • 26 to 35186 (16%)
  • 36 to 45156 (13%)
  • 46 to 55158 (14%)
  • 56 to 65114 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7595 (8.2%)
  • Over 7579 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider778 (67%)
  • Passenger277 (24%)
  • Pedestrian106 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,120 (73%)
  • Motorcycle126 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes93 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle23 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 38th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
38th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
27th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
11th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
9th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dorset in 2014

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dorset in 2014, with 24 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 2014

The A35 had the most collisions in Dorset in 2014: 74, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3574121210
2ndA3547199115
3rdA314479213
4thA352294415
5thA3502846011
6thA348212905
7thB3081212913
8thA351172105
9thB3073172206
10thA30162211
11thA3066152012
12thB3157151901
13thA353142102
14thB3159131501
15thB3072121802
16thB3078121803
17thB308291201
18thB315091201
19thA33881403
20thA34781100

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 2014

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 2014: 78.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 2014

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 2014: 103.

Former districts in Dorset in 2014

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 2014: 262.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 2014, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years