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East Dorset road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 12,512 road traffic collisions in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025, and 18,132 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 274 were fatal and 2,673 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 160 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (150), and casualties rose from 195 to 209.

District council until April 2019, now part of Dorset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
12,512
Casualties
18,132
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
274
2.2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
160
Up 7% on 2024

Crash severity in East Dorset

2.2% of collisions in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2742.2%
  • Serious2,67321%
  • Slight9,56576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3051.7%
  • Serious3,26918%
  • Slight14,55880%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. In 2025 there were 160, up 7% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 160
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025160209
2024150195
2023163220
2022182240
2021150199
2020147207
2019144208
2018139197
2017188268
2016185291
2015189272
2014214308
2013194298
2012209297
2011193290
2010219328
2009223317
2008263391
2007254368
2006289413
2005298421
2004305454
2003325468
2002348487
2001364554
2000330477
1999331464
1998359529
1997356498
1996316472
1995312493
1994301455
1993289426
1992297444
1991272410
1990351532
1989323472
1988374552
1987341498
1986327471
1985340484
1984361522
1983278394
1982298424
1981276416
1980262332
1979323467

When and where crashes happen in East Dorset

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,803 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,733 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,832 (15%)
  • Thursday1,918 (15%)
  • Friday2,041 (16%)
  • Saturday1,694 (14%)
  • Sunday1,491 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59359 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59154 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,854 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,036 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,204 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:592,977 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,749 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,177 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January989 (7.9%)
  • February879 (7%)
  • March901 (7.2%)
  • April973 (7.8%)
  • May1,068 (8.5%)
  • June1,080 (8.6%)
  • July1,118 (8.9%)
  • August1,109 (8.9%)
  • September1,125 (9%)
  • October1,116 (8.9%)
  • November1,111 (8.9%)
  • December1,041 (8.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight9,362 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,549 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,078 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit449 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown73 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds10,137 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,839 (15%)
  • Fog or mist112 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds97 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds69 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds34 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (under 0.1%)
  • Other193 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry8,231 (66%)
  • Wet or damp3,957 (32%)
  • Frost or ice263 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep34 (0.3%)
  • Snow25 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph36 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph4,264 (34%)
  • 40 mph2,340 (19%)
  • 50 mph563 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph4,406 (35%)
  • 70 mph899 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10,401 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway1,002 (8%)
  • Roundabout884 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road199 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in East Dorset

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant12,157 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist2,432 (13%)
  • Cyclist1,162 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian1,089 (6%)
  • Van occupant640 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)226 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant177 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant104 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant81 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant49 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5305 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10499 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 15869 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 203,524 (19%)
  • 21 to 252,160 (12%)
  • 26 to 353,026 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,383 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,968 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,427 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 751,041 (5.7%)
  • Over 75912 (5%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider12,212 (67%)
  • Passenger4,831 (27%)
  • Pedestrian1,089 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car17,430 (72%)
  • Motorcycle2,445 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,476 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle1,210 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes911 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle243 (1%)
  • Bus or coach199 (0.8%)
  • Minibus87 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car72 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle20 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in East Dorset

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in East 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)

Accident hotspots in East Dorset

Ferndown North, Dorset, BH22 9JF area is the busiest accident hotspot in East Dorset, with 321 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025: 2,385, including 69 fatal and 468 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA312,3853,67869468
2ndB30738991,22510191
3rdB30728541,15420192
4thB30816931,04116157
5thA3486659007136
6thA3476418658132
7thB307860591815141
8thA338396665966
9thB30823605842182
10thA3542964831275
11thA350272433567
12thB3074170235137
13thB341526609
14thA3100405733
15thA349202408
16thB3075162005
17thA3380132211
18thA35131605
19thA3470121320
20thA3480101201

Towns in East Dorset

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025: 1,450.

Postcode districts in East Dorset

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025: 5,444.

Dorset and its former districts

Dorset recorded 51,591 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 24% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset

Of the latest 24 crashes in East Dorset, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 29 December 2025.

Severity