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East Dorset road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 223 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 2009, and 317 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2008 (263), and casualties fell from 391.

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 2009
223
Down 15% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
317
Down 19% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
16% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 2009

1.8% of collisions in East Dorset in 2009 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious3516%
  • Slight18483%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious4113%
  • Slight27185%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 2009 is highlighted, with 223, down 15% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (17%)
  • Tuesday38 (17%)
  • Wednesday29 (13%)
  • Thursday34 (15%)
  • Friday33 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (15%)
  • Sunday17 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (12%)
  • February12 (5.4%)
  • March10 (4.5%)
  • April20 (9%)
  • May17 (7.6%)
  • June22 (9.9%)
  • July22 (9.9%)
  • August19 (8.5%)
  • September17 (7.6%)
  • October20 (9%)
  • November24 (11%)
  • December13 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight159 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry148 (66%)
  • Wet or damp64 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph68 (30%)
  • 40 mph39 (17%)
  • 50 mph15 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph82 (37%)
  • 70 mph18 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (14%)
  • Roundabout12 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant225 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (10%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2069 (22%)
  • 21 to 2528 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3548 (15%)
  • 36 to 4546 (15%)
  • 46 to 5541 (13%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (8.2%)
  • Over 7514 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (69%)
  • Passenger75 (24%)
  • Pedestrian22 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car318 (75%)
  • Motorcycle34 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Ferndown South, Dorset, BH22 9BB area and St Leonards & St Ives, Dorset, BH24 2AT area were among the busiest accident hotspots in East Dorset in 2009, with 17 collisions each.

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 2009

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 2009: 48, including 4 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31487747
2ndA347172103
3rdA338131501
4thB3073121502
5thB3078111604
6thB3081101100
7thA35081201
8thA35461002
9thA3485502
10thB30725600
11thB30823501
12thB30742201

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 2009

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 2009: 21.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 2009

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 2009: 90.

Dorset and its former districts in 2009

Dorset recorded 1,015 collisions in 2009, and 22% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2009.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years