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East Dorset road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 364 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 2001, and 554 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2000 (330), and casualties rose from 477.

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 2001
364
Up 10% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
554
Up 16% on 2000
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
16% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 2001

1.1% of collisions in East Dorset in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious5916%
  • Slight30183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious7413%
  • Slight47586%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 2001 is highlighted, with 364, up 10% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 in 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (14%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday48 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.4%)
  • February24 (6.6%)
  • March30 (8.2%)
  • April29 (8%)
  • May41 (11%)
  • June28 (7.7%)
  • July30 (8.2%)
  • August25 (6.9%)
  • September31 (8.5%)
  • October27 (7.4%)
  • November33 (9.1%)
  • December39 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit30 (8.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry242 (66%)
  • Wet or damp109 (30%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph126 (35%)
  • 40 mph53 (15%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph139 (38%)
  • 70 mph33 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (80%)
  • Roundabout35 (9.6%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant405 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (11%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2095 (17%)
  • 21 to 2560 (11%)
  • 26 to 35106 (19%)
  • 36 to 4584 (15%)
  • 46 to 5555 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7537 (6.7%)
  • Over 7525 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider354 (64%)
  • Passenger158 (29%)
  • Pedestrian42 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car574 (79%)
  • Motorcycle60 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 2001

Map of the last 11 crashes of 2001 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.

  • 11 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in East Dorset in 2001

Ferndown North, Dorset, BH22 9JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Dorset in 2001, with 22 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 2001

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 2001: 78, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3178130214
2ndB3072253203
3rdB3078244016
4thB3081232704
5thB3073224305
6thA348202603
7thB3082153404
8thA347121601
9thA310091900
10thA33892302
11thA35491303
12thA3505610
13thB30743400
14thA35402301
15thA34701100
16thA34801100

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 2001

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 2001: 39.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 2001

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 2001: 132.

Dorset and its former districts in 2001

Dorset recorded 1,462 collisions in 2001, and 25% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 2001, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years