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East Dorset road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 2004, and 454 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2003 (325), and casualties fell from 468.

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 2004
305
Down 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
454
Down 3% on 2003
Fatal collisions
7
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
14% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 2004

2.3% of collisions in East Dorset in 2004 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious4214%
  • Slight25684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious5412%
  • Slight39387%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 2004 is highlighted, with 305, down 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (16%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (12%)
  • Thursday48 (16%)
  • Friday41 (13%)
  • Saturday45 (15%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.2%)
  • February24 (7.9%)
  • March23 (7.5%)
  • April21 (6.9%)
  • May18 (5.9%)
  • June28 (9.2%)
  • July26 (8.5%)
  • August25 (8.2%)
  • September31 (10%)
  • October31 (10%)
  • November29 (9.5%)
  • December21 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit28 (9.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (6.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds243 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (62%)
  • Wet or damp106 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph108 (35%)
  • 40 mph60 (20%)
  • 50 mph6 (2%)
  • 60 mph97 (32%)
  • 70 mph34 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway237 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (12%)
  • Roundabout28 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant342 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (12%)
  • Pedestrian21 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4%)
  • 16 to 2078 (17%)
  • 21 to 2554 (12%)
  • 26 to 3571 (16%)
  • 36 to 4577 (17%)
  • 46 to 5559 (13%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4%)
  • Over 7525 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (69%)
  • Passenger120 (26%)
  • Pedestrian21 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car438 (74%)
  • Motorcycle52 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Ferndown North, Dorset, BH22 9JF area and Ferndown South, Dorset, BH22 9BB area were among the busiest accident hotspots in East Dorset in 2004, with 19 collisions each.

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 2004

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 2004: 62, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA316210637
2ndB3081254102
3rdA348202506
4thB3072202611
5thA354162505
6thB3073162403
7thA347152000
8thB3078131501
9thA338101400
10thA3506901
11thB30742400
12thB30822201
13thA30781100
14thA351100
15thB30921100

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 2004

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 2004: 39.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 2004

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 2004: 116.

Dorset and its former districts in 2004

Dorset recorded 1,282 collisions in 2004, and 24% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 2004, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2004.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years