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East Dorset road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 263 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 2008, and 391 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2007 (254), and casualties rose from 368.

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 2008
263
Up 4% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
391
Up 6% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
21% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 2008

1.5% of collisions in East Dorset in 2008 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious5621%
  • Slight20377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious6517%
  • Slight32282%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 2008 is highlighted, with 263, up 4% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (16%)
  • Tuesday42 (16%)
  • Wednesday44 (17%)
  • Thursday37 (14%)
  • Friday34 (13%)
  • Saturday29 (11%)
  • Sunday36 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (3.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.1%)
  • February18 (6.8%)
  • March23 (8.7%)
  • April21 (8%)
  • May25 (9.5%)
  • June17 (6.5%)
  • July30 (11%)
  • August29 (11%)
  • September20 (7.6%)
  • October21 (8%)
  • November13 (4.9%)
  • December30 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds221 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry180 (68%)
  • Wet or damp67 (25%)
  • Frost or ice15 (5.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph75 (29%)
  • 40 mph63 (24%)
  • 50 mph14 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph95 (36%)
  • 70 mph14 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (8%)
  • Roundabout21 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant270 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (12%)
  • Van occupant25 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.4%)
  • Pedestrian15 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2073 (19%)
  • 21 to 2527 (6.9%)
  • 26 to 3557 (15%)
  • 36 to 4573 (19%)
  • 46 to 5567 (17%)
  • 56 to 6535 (9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.8%)
  • Over 7519 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider280 (72%)
  • Passenger96 (25%)
  • Pedestrian15 (3.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car373 (73%)
  • Motorcycle50 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Ferndown North, Dorset, BH22 9JF area and Ferndown South, Dorset, BH22 9BB area were among the busiest accident hotspots in East Dorset in 2008, with 14 collisions each.

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 2008

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 2008: 54, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA315477215
2ndB3073253204
3rdA348192602
4thB3081172403
5thB3078131902
6thA354122704
7thA347111705
8thA33892112
9thB308291304
10thA3504400
11thB30724400
12thB30742200
13thB30921100

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 2008

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 2008: 24.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 2008

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 2008: 124.

Dorset and its former districts in 2008

Dorset recorded 1,100 collisions in 2008, and 24% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years