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East Dorset road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 298 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 2005, and 421 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2004 (305), and casualties fell from 454.

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 2005
298
Down 2% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
421
Down 7% on 2004
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
12% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 2005

2% of collisions in East Dorset in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious3712%
  • Slight25586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious4310%
  • Slight37088%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 2005 is highlighted, with 298, down 2% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday36 (12%)
  • Wednesday49 (16%)
  • Thursday51 (17%)
  • Friday50 (17%)
  • Saturday39 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.7%)
  • February29 (9.7%)
  • March13 (4.4%)
  • April24 (8.1%)
  • May25 (8.4%)
  • June34 (11%)
  • July27 (9.1%)
  • August24 (8.1%)
  • September23 (7.7%)
  • October22 (7.4%)
  • November30 (10%)
  • December21 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit26 (8.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds255 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (11%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (68%)
  • Wet or damp82 (28%)
  • Frost or ice12 (4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph118 (40%)
  • 40 mph67 (22%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph87 (29%)
  • 70 mph25 (8.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (81%)
  • Roundabout31 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant289 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (13%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2090 (21%)
  • 21 to 2546 (11%)
  • 26 to 3569 (16%)
  • 36 to 4565 (15%)
  • 46 to 5539 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.7%)
  • Over 7521 (5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (72%)
  • Passenger92 (22%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car446 (77%)
  • Motorcycle53 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Ferndown North, Dorset, BH22 9JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Dorset in 2005, with 20 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 2005

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 2005: 55, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31558317
2ndB3073313702
3rdA348182801
4thB3081182502
5thB3072151902
6thA350101700
7thB307891303
8thB308292212
9thA3388800
10thA3478901
11thB307461100
12thA3543412
13thA30721101
14thA30731100
15thB30751100
16thB31631100

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 2005

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 2005: 36.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 2005

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 2005: 138.

Dorset and its former districts in 2005

Dorset recorded 1,218 collisions in 2005, and 24% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 2005, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years