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Dorset road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 675 road traffic collisions in Dorset in 2025, and 893 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 203 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2024 (686), and casualties rose from 883.

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

Collisions in 2025
675
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
893
Up 1% on 2024
Fatal collisions
12
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
203
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Dorset in 2025

1.8% of collisions in Dorset in 2025 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious20330%
  • Slight46068%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious24027%
  • Slight63972%

Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 1,479 in 1997. 2025 is highlighted, with 675, down 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 675
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (14%)
  • Tuesday100 (15%)
  • Wednesday90 (13%)
  • Thursday97 (14%)
  • Friday112 (17%)
  • Saturday108 (16%)
  • Sunday71 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59181 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (7.7%)
  • February48 (7.1%)
  • March38 (5.6%)
  • April51 (7.6%)
  • May68 (10%)
  • June54 (8%)
  • July77 (11%)
  • August58 (8.6%)
  • September64 (9.5%)
  • October53 (7.9%)
  • November50 (7.4%)
  • December62 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight520 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting97 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds593 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (6.2%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other4 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry524 (78%)
  • Wet or damp132 (20%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph285 (42%)
  • 40 mph43 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph46 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph258 (38%)
  • 70 mph33 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway575 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout37 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dorset in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant545 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist138 (15%)
  • Pedestrian80 (9%)
  • Cyclist64 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1522 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 20102 (11%)
  • 21 to 2577 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 35129 (14%)
  • 36 to 45111 (12%)
  • 46 to 55126 (14%)
  • 56 to 65137 (15%)
  • 66 to 7598 (11%)
  • Over 7566 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider656 (73%)
  • Passenger157 (18%)
  • Pedestrian80 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car804 (67%)
  • Motorcycle146 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes101 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dorset in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dorset had the 30th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
19th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
16th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
13th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dorset in 2025

Westham, Dorset, DT4 0UB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dorset in 2025, with 27 collisions, 9 of them serious.

Roads in Dorset with the most crashes in 2025

The A35 had the most collisions in Dorset in 2025: 60, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dorset, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3560100222
2ndA3544865017
3rdA313962113
4thA350202908
5thA352172415
6thB3081162612
7thB3155161907
8thA30152404
9thB3157151814
10thB3078131513
11thA348121402
12thA351111303
13thB30739904
14thB308291011
15thB316291104
16thA3478802
17thA3781712
18thB31598803
19thA33871002
20thA35771002

Towns in Dorset: crashes in 2025

Weymouth had the most collisions of any town in Dorset in 2025: 70.

Postcode districts in Dorset: crashes in 2025

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dorset in 2025: 93.

Former districts in Dorset in 2025

Dorset now covers 5 former district councils, abolished in April 2019. Of these, West Dorset had the most collisions in 2025: 207.

Latest crashes in Dorset in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Dorset in 2025, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Dorset road accidents in other years