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Dorset road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 635 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 2019, and 912 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2018 (638), and casualties rose from 898.

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

Collisions in 2019
635
Level with 2018
Casualties in 2019
912
Up 2% on 2018
Fatal collisions
20
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 2019

3.1% of collisions in Dorset in 2019 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.1%
  • Serious14523%
  • Slight47074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.2%
  • Serious17219%
  • Slight72079%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 2019 is highlighted, with 635, level with 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 635
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (17%)
  • Tuesday89 (14%)
  • Wednesday97 (15%)
  • Thursday92 (14%)
  • Friday102 (16%)
  • Saturday67 (11%)
  • Sunday78 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59117 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59130 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.7%)
  • February49 (7.7%)
  • March51 (8%)
  • April60 (9.4%)
  • May49 (7.7%)
  • June46 (7.2%)
  • July61 (9.6%)
  • August60 (9.4%)
  • September58 (9.1%)
  • October57 (9%)
  • November42 (6.6%)
  • December53 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight504 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds486 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry456 (72%)
  • Wet or damp168 (26%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph239 (38%)
  • 40 mph73 (11%)
  • 50 mph39 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph257 (40%)
  • 70 mph20 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway582 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant581 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist125 (14%)
  • Pedestrian64 (7%)
  • Cyclist58 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant53 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1540 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20102 (11%)
  • 21 to 2565 (7.1%)
  • 26 to 35172 (19%)
  • 36 to 45123 (13%)
  • 46 to 55127 (14%)
  • 56 to 6590 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7577 (8.4%)
  • Over 7575 (8.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider614 (67%)
  • Passenger234 (26%)
  • Pedestrian64 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car819 (71%)
  • Motorcycle122 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes97 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (2.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 47th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
8th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
22nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dorset in 2019

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dorset in 2019, with 23 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 2019

The A35 had the most collisions in Dorset in 2019: 68, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3568105121
2ndA3545180013
3rdA31355427
4thA352202723
5thA351193107
6thB3081182714
7thA350172804
8thB3157141624
9thB3067121312
10thA37101912
11thA34791002
12thA35691001
13thB307391403
14thB307891403
15thA306681002
16thA3488902
17thB30828922
18thA3071002
19thB31597901
20thB335171215

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 2019

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 2019: 52.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 2019

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 2019: 87.

Former districts in Dorset in 2019

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 2019: 209.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 2019, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years