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East Dorset road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 2006, and 413 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2005 (298), and casualties fell from 421.

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 2006
289
Down 3% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
413
Down 2% on 2005
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
17% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 2006

2.1% of collisions in East Dorset in 2006 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious4817%
  • Slight23581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.5%
  • Serious5112%
  • Slight35686%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 2006 is highlighted, with 289, down 3% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (10%)
  • Tuesday40 (14%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday49 (17%)
  • Friday46 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (16%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.2%)
  • February24 (8.3%)
  • March29 (10%)
  • April28 (9.7%)
  • May19 (6.6%)
  • June27 (9.3%)
  • July22 (7.6%)
  • August28 (9.7%)
  • September32 (11%)
  • October31 (11%)
  • November15 (5.2%)
  • December16 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (9.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (69%)
  • Wet or damp81 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph95 (33%)
  • 40 mph57 (20%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph104 (36%)
  • 70 mph16 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway235 (81%)
  • Roundabout27 (9.3%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2061 (15%)
  • 21 to 2543 (10%)
  • 26 to 3570 (17%)
  • 36 to 4568 (16%)
  • 46 to 5557 (14%)
  • 56 to 6532 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.6%)
  • Over 7530 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (67%)
  • Passenger113 (27%)
  • Pedestrian24 (5.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car413 (75%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in East Dorset in 2006

Colehill & Wimborne Minster East, Dorset, BH21 2DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Dorset in 2006, with 18 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 2006

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 2006: 56, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31569227
2ndA348243003
3rdB3078212718
4thB3073203104
5thB3072182425
6thB3081142113
7thA350121601
8thA33881401
9thB308281002
10thA34771001
11thA3544500
12thB30744500
13thA3451100
14thB70731100

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 2006

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 2006: 29.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 2006

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 2006: 131.

Dorset and its former districts in 2006

Dorset recorded 1,186 collisions in 2006, and 24% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years