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Dorset road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 861 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 2015, and 1,211 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2014 (815), and casualties rose from 1,161.

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

Collisions in 2015
861
Up 6% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
1,211
Up 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
21
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 2015

2.4% of collisions in Dorset in 2015 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.4%
  • Serious18321%
  • Slight65776%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal221.8%
  • Serious23119%
  • Slight95879%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 2015 is highlighted, with 861, up 6% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (14%)
  • Tuesday121 (14%)
  • Wednesday131 (15%)
  • Thursday134 (16%)
  • Friday150 (17%)
  • Saturday109 (13%)
  • Sunday95 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59138 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59174 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59198 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59133 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January67 (7.8%)
  • February77 (8.9%)
  • March66 (7.7%)
  • April75 (8.7%)
  • May63 (7.3%)
  • June74 (8.6%)
  • July81 (9.4%)
  • August78 (9.1%)
  • September69 (8%)
  • October80 (9.3%)
  • November63 (7.3%)
  • December68 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight645 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting131 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds716 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds22 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry629 (73%)
  • Wet or damp211 (25%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph348 (40%)
  • 40 mph76 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph26 (3%)
  • 60 mph377 (44%)
  • 70 mph30 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway779 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout31 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant783 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (12%)
  • Cyclist102 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian98 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant40 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider4 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 532 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1016 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1554 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20150 (12%)
  • 21 to 25143 (12%)
  • 26 to 35194 (16%)
  • 36 to 45165 (14%)
  • 46 to 55176 (15%)
  • 56 to 65124 (10%)
  • 66 to 7575 (6.2%)
  • Over 7581 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider844 (70%)
  • Passenger269 (22%)
  • Pedestrian98 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,144 (71%)
  • Motorcycle147 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes125 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1%)
  • Bus or coach14 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse4 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 31st most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
21st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
6th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
7th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dorset in 2015

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dorset in 2015, with 32 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 2015

The A35 had the most collisions in Dorset in 2015: 85, including 4 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3585136415
2ndA3546299114
3rdA31446607
4thA352284614
5thA30263728
6thA350243515
7thB3081223103
8thA351202814
9thB3157161913
10thA37152721
11thB3082141502
12thB3159141802
13thA353131525
14thB3078132816
15thB3155132012
16thA348111600
17thB3073111402
18thA3066101807
19thB3072101401
20thB30678802

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 2015

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 2015: 90.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 2015

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 2015: 108.

Former districts in Dorset in 2015

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 2015: 277.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 2015, 3 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years