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East Dorset road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 325 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 2003, and 468 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2002 (348), and casualties fell from 487.

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 2003
325
Down 7% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
468
Down 4% on 2002
Fatal collisions
10
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
17% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 2003

3.1% of collisions in East Dorset in 2003 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.1%
  • Serious5617%
  • Slight25980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious7015%
  • Slight38883%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 2003 is highlighted, with 325, down 7% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (14%)
  • Friday63 (19%)
  • Saturday40 (12%)
  • Sunday40 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.3%)
  • February30 (9.2%)
  • March30 (9.2%)
  • April20 (6.2%)
  • May31 (9.5%)
  • June18 (5.5%)
  • July19 (5.8%)
  • August29 (8.9%)
  • September35 (11%)
  • October25 (7.7%)
  • November34 (10%)
  • December27 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit29 (8.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (10%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry221 (68%)
  • Wet or damp100 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph122 (38%)
  • 40 mph64 (20%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph101 (31%)
  • 70 mph20 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway263 (81%)
  • Roundabout28 (8.6%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant334 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2066 (14%)
  • 21 to 2554 (12%)
  • 26 to 3573 (16%)
  • 36 to 4577 (16%)
  • 46 to 5556 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (11%)
  • 66 to 7529 (6.2%)
  • Over 7528 (6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider329 (70%)
  • Passenger107 (23%)
  • Pedestrian32 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car465 (76%)
  • Motorcycle41 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 in 2003

Ferndown North, Dorset, BH22 9JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Dorset in 2003, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 2003

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 2003: 59, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31598626
2ndB3072273606
3rdB3073254106
4thB3081223728
5thB3078162122
6thA347131701
7thA348121401
8thA33891403
9thA35091413
10thB308271101
11thA3546701
12thB30743301
13thA2471101

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 2003

Wimborne Minster had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 2003: 35.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 2003

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 2003: 150.

Dorset and its former districts in 2003

Dorset recorded 1,308 collisions in 2003, and 25% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 2003, 3 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2003.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years