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East Dorset road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 193 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 2011, and 290 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2010 (219), and casualties fell from 328.

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 2011
193
Down 12% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
290
Down 12% on 2010
Fatal collisions
6
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
18% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 2011

3.1% of collisions in East Dorset in 2011 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.1%
  • Serious3418%
  • Slight15379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious3713%
  • Slight24785%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 2011 is highlighted, with 193, down 12% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (16%)
  • Tuesday30 (16%)
  • Wednesday27 (14%)
  • Thursday33 (17%)
  • Friday29 (15%)
  • Saturday21 (11%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5948 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (12%)
  • February13 (6.7%)
  • March14 (7.3%)
  • April19 (9.8%)
  • May19 (9.8%)
  • June25 (13%)
  • July10 (5.2%)
  • August13 (6.7%)
  • September16 (8.3%)
  • October18 (9.3%)
  • November11 (5.7%)
  • December12 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight143 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit31 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds170 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (11%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry142 (74%)
  • Wet or damp44 (23%)
  • Frost or ice7 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph89 (46%)
  • 40 mph34 (18%)
  • 50 mph9 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph54 (28%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout16 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (13%)
  • Cyclist21 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1518 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2057 (20%)
  • 21 to 2528 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3541 (14%)
  • 36 to 4529 (10%)
  • 46 to 5532 (11%)
  • 56 to 6528 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (5.2%)
  • Over 7520 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (66%)
  • Passenger81 (28%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car269 (73%)
  • Motorcycle37 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Ferndown North, Dorset, BH22 9JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Dorset in 2011, with 17 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 2011

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 2011: 32, including 3 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31325032
2ndA348182405
3rdB3072153302
4thB3078142014
5thB3073111103
6thB3081101602
7thA3478803
8thA33871300
9thB30826802
10thB30745601
11thA3543401
12thA3502600

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 2011

Ferndown and Wimborne Minster had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 2011, with 27 each.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 2011

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 2011: 86.

Dorset and its former districts in 2011

Dorset recorded 852 collisions in 2011, and 23% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 2011, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2011.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years