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East Dorset road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 330 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 2000, and 477 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1999 (331), and casualties rose from 464.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 12,512 collisions in East Dorset.

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

Collisions in 2000
330
Level with 1999
Casualties in 2000
477
Up 3% on 1999
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
12% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 2000

1.8% of collisions in East Dorset in 2000 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious3812%
  • Slight28687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious479.9%
  • Slight42389%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 2000 is highlighted, with 330, level with 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (16%)
  • Tuesday40 (12%)
  • Wednesday44 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (16%)
  • Friday58 (18%)
  • Saturday41 (12%)
  • Sunday41 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (12%)
  • February25 (7.6%)
  • March16 (4.8%)
  • April19 (5.8%)
  • May31 (9.4%)
  • June30 (9.1%)
  • July28 (8.5%)
  • August23 (7%)
  • September38 (12%)
  • October30 (9.1%)
  • November26 (7.9%)
  • December23 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit29 (8.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (16%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (61%)
  • Wet or damp117 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph140 (42%)
  • 40 mph49 (15%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph107 (32%)
  • 70 mph25 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway277 (84%)
  • Roundabout28 (8.5%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant362 (76%)
  • Cyclist39 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (7.3%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2059 (12%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 3583 (17%)
  • 36 to 4571 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (5.2%)
  • Over 7525 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider320 (67%)
  • Passenger131 (27%)
  • Pedestrian26 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car517 (80%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle40 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in East Dorset

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 2000

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 2000: 54, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31547408
2ndB3081325815
3rdB3072283702
4thB3073222711
5thA348202502
6thB3078172302
7thA347142201
8thB3082121510
9thA350102103
10thA33891600
11thA35481612
12thB30742300
13thB3412200

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 2000

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 2000: 44.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 2000

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 2000: 121.

Dorset and its former districts in 2000

Dorset recorded 1,420 collisions in 2000, and 23% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 2000, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 26 December 2000.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years