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East Dorset road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 194 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 2013, and 298 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2012 (209), and casualties rose from 297.

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 2013
194
Down 7% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
298
Level with 2012
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
18% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 2013

2.1% of collisions in East Dorset in 2013 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious3418%
  • Slight15680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious4415%
  • Slight25084%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 2013 is highlighted, with 194, down 7% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (18%)
  • Tuesday38 (20%)
  • Wednesday33 (17%)
  • Thursday27 (14%)
  • Friday21 (11%)
  • Saturday20 (10%)
  • Sunday20 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (8.2%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (4.6%)
  • February12 (6.2%)
  • March12 (6.2%)
  • April17 (8.8%)
  • May27 (14%)
  • June19 (9.8%)
  • July23 (12%)
  • August21 (11%)
  • September16 (8.2%)
  • October15 (7.7%)
  • November12 (6.2%)
  • December11 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (9.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds168 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (74%)
  • Wet or damp46 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1%)
  • Snow2 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph61 (31%)
  • 40 mph42 (22%)
  • 50 mph8 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph69 (36%)
  • 70 mph14 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway150 (77%)
  • Roundabout24 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant183 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist24 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.7%)
  • Pedestrian9 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1521 (7%)
  • 16 to 2039 (13%)
  • 21 to 2525 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3540 (13%)
  • 36 to 4554 (18%)
  • 46 to 5546 (15%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (7.4%)
  • Over 7517 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (70%)
  • Passenger79 (27%)
  • Pedestrian9 (3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car288 (72%)
  • Motorcycle34 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

St Leonards & St Ives, Dorset, BH24 2AT area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Dorset in 2013, with 19 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 2013

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 2013: 37, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31376329
2ndA348161901
3rdA338142100
4thB3078144322
5thA350101403
6thB3072101601
7thB3081101500
8thB30739901
9thA35471202
10thB30746702
11thB30825801
12thA3474401

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 2013

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 2013: 17.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 2013

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 2013: 91.

Dorset and its former districts in 2013

Dorset recorded 799 collisions in 2013, and 24% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 2013, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years