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East Dorset road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 254 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 2007, and 368 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2006 (289), and casualties fell from 413.

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 2007
254
Down 12% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
368
Down 11% on 2006
Fatal collisions
8
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
16% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 2007

3.1% of collisions in East Dorset in 2007 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.1%
  • Serious4116%
  • Slight20581%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious5715%
  • Slight30282%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 2007 is highlighted, with 254, down 12% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (16%)
  • Tuesday41 (16%)
  • Wednesday43 (17%)
  • Thursday36 (14%)
  • Friday40 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (13%)
  • Sunday19 (7.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (3.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (9.8%)
  • February24 (9.4%)
  • March20 (7.9%)
  • April14 (5.5%)
  • May21 (8.3%)
  • June21 (8.3%)
  • July19 (7.5%)
  • August22 (8.7%)
  • September25 (9.8%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November21 (8.3%)
  • December16 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (70%)
  • Wet or damp72 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph98 (39%)
  • 40 mph47 (19%)
  • 50 mph10 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph76 (30%)
  • 70 mph20 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (83%)
  • Roundabout19 (7.5%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant257 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (12%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2059 (16%)
  • 21 to 2537 (10%)
  • 26 to 3574 (20%)
  • 36 to 4565 (18%)
  • 46 to 5536 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.7%)
  • Over 7519 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (70%)
  • Passenger86 (23%)
  • Pedestrian24 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (75%)
  • Motorcycle44 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Ferndown North, Dorset, BH22 9JF area and Wimborne Minster, Dorset, BH21 1LN area were among the busiest accident hotspots in East Dorset in 2007, with 16 collisions each.

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 2007

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 2007: 44, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31446406
2ndB3073232612
3rdA338153203
4thB3078152502
5thB3072121204
6thA347101100
7thB308191600
8thA35081404
9thA34871302
10thB30827911
11thB30744501
12thA3543300

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 2007

Wimborne Minster had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 2007: 32.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 2007

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 2007: 125.

Dorset and its former districts in 2007

Dorset recorded 1,117 collisions in 2007, and 23% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 2007, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years