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Dorset road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 686 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 2024, and 883 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2023 (662), and casualties rose from 870.

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

Collisions in 2024
686
Up 4% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
883
Up 1% on 2023
Fatal collisions
14
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 2024

2% of collisions in Dorset in 2024 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious14221%
  • Slight53077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious14917%
  • Slight72082%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 2024 is highlighted, with 686, up 4% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 686
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (14%)
  • Tuesday97 (14%)
  • Wednesday100 (15%)
  • Thursday107 (16%)
  • Friday88 (13%)
  • Saturday99 (14%)
  • Sunday96 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5981 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59111 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59175 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5992 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (8.3%)
  • February37 (5.4%)
  • March64 (9.3%)
  • April52 (7.6%)
  • May71 (10%)
  • June80 (12%)
  • July62 (9%)
  • August53 (7.7%)
  • September59 (8.6%)
  • October42 (6.1%)
  • November62 (9%)
  • December47 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight516 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting96 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds569 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry485 (71%)
  • Wet or damp181 (26%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph267 (39%)
  • 40 mph65 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph52 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph273 (40%)
  • 70 mph18 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway617 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout28 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant517 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (16%)
  • Pedestrian94 (11%)
  • Cyclist63 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant33 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2%)
  • 11 to 1535 (4%)
  • 16 to 20130 (15%)
  • 21 to 2577 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 35135 (15%)
  • 36 to 45132 (15%)
  • 46 to 5599 (11%)
  • 56 to 65107 (12%)
  • 66 to 7576 (8.6%)
  • Over 7562 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider618 (70%)
  • Passenger171 (19%)
  • Pedestrian94 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car835 (69%)
  • Motorcycle143 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes102 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 29th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
29th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
22nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dorset in 2024

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dorset in 2024, with 18 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 2024

The A354 had the most collisions in Dorset in 2024: 62, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354627426
2ndA356193212
3rdA31405716
4thB3081233004
5thB3157202415
6thA352192803
7thA30161913
8thA351162205
9thA350141522
10thA37132111
11thA3066121905
12thB3073121502
13thB3078121904
14thA348111203
15thB3159101004
16thB315591101
17thA35781110
18thB30918801
19thB31448800
20thB31507801

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 2024

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 2024: 63.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 2024

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 2024: 97.

Former districts in Dorset in 2024

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 2024: 248.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 2024, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years