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East Dorset road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 219 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 2010, and 328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2009 (223), and casualties rose from 317.

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 2010
219
Down 2% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
328
Up 3% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
21% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 2010

1.4% of collisions in East Dorset in 2010 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious4521%
  • Slight17178%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious5717%
  • Slight26882%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 2010 is highlighted, with 219, down 2% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (19%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday20 (9.1%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday35 (16%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday34 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5952 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.8%)
  • February22 (10%)
  • March19 (8.7%)
  • April18 (8.2%)
  • May22 (10%)
  • June18 (8.2%)
  • July22 (10%)
  • August22 (10%)
  • September17 (7.8%)
  • October17 (7.8%)
  • November16 (7.3%)
  • December9 (4.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds190 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (75%)
  • Wet or damp46 (21%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph70 (32%)
  • 40 mph43 (20%)
  • 50 mph16 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph72 (33%)
  • 70 mph16 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (13%)
  • Roundabout21 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant237 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Cyclist21 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 102 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2055 (17%)
  • 21 to 2556 (17%)
  • 26 to 3543 (13%)
  • 36 to 4547 (14%)
  • 46 to 5548 (15%)
  • 56 to 6531 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4%)
  • Over 7515 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider228 (70%)
  • Passenger82 (25%)
  • Pedestrian18 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car325 (75%)
  • Motorcycle37 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Colehill & Wimborne Minster East, Dorset, BH21 2DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Dorset in 2010, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 2010

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 2010: 58, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA315810218
2ndB3073202904
3rdB3072172103
4thA338131812
5thB3078121805
6thA347111802
7thB3081111904
8thA3488901
9thA3505501
10thA3542200
11thB30741100
12thB30821501

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 2010

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 2010: 24.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 2010

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 2010: 106.

Dorset and its former districts in 2010

Dorset recorded 916 collisions in 2010, and 24% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 2010, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years