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Dorset road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 712 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 2022, and 962 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 167 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2021 (621), and casualties rose from 812.

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

Collisions in 2022
712
Up 15% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
962
Up 18% on 2021
Fatal collisions
10
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
167
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 2022

1.4% of collisions in Dorset in 2022 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious16723%
  • Slight53575%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious19220%
  • Slight76079%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 2022 is highlighted, with 712, up 15% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 712
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (13%)
  • Tuesday115 (16%)
  • Wednesday102 (14%)
  • Thursday100 (14%)
  • Friday118 (17%)
  • Saturday100 (14%)
  • Sunday87 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59179 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (6.6%)
  • February48 (6.7%)
  • March60 (8.4%)
  • April62 (8.7%)
  • May62 (8.7%)
  • June60 (8.4%)
  • July76 (11%)
  • August65 (9.1%)
  • September47 (6.6%)
  • October53 (7.4%)
  • November63 (8.8%)
  • December69 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight552 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds614 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (9.7%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry526 (74%)
  • Wet or damp157 (22%)
  • Frost or ice25 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph280 (39%)
  • 40 mph65 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph42 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph293 (41%)
  • 70 mph27 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway639 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout33 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant623 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (13%)
  • Pedestrian80 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist76 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant42 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider5 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1528 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 20123 (13%)
  • 21 to 2570 (7.3%)
  • 26 to 35164 (17%)
  • 36 to 45117 (12%)
  • 46 to 55131 (14%)
  • 56 to 65121 (13%)
  • 66 to 75100 (10%)
  • Over 7572 (7.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider693 (72%)
  • Passenger189 (20%)
  • Pedestrian80 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car906 (71%)
  • Motorcycle121 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes111 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 30th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
24th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
17th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dorset in 2022

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dorset in 2022, with 23 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 2022

The A35 had the most collisions in Dorset in 2022: 64, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA356495212
2ndA3545579116
3rdA31426306
4thA352294517
5thB3081273607
6thA350233706
7thB3159182204
8thB3078171904
9thA30162613
10thB3073161904
11thA37143005
12thA351131704
13thA338101101
14thB3155101301
15thA35391502
16thB315791005
17thA3488903
18thB30728912
19thB30928902
20thA3577803

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 2022

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 2022: 70.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 2022

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 2022: 100.

Former districts in Dorset in 2022

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 2022: 217.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 2022, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years