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East Dorset road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 189 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 2015, and 272 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2014 (214), and casualties fell from 308.

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 2015
189
Down 12% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
272
Down 12% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
21% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 2015

1.1% of collisions in East Dorset in 2015 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious3921%
  • Slight14878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4617%
  • Slight22482%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 2015 is highlighted, with 189, down 12% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (16%)
  • Wednesday23 (12%)
  • Thursday27 (14%)
  • Friday41 (22%)
  • Saturday26 (14%)
  • Sunday15 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (11%)
  • February15 (7.9%)
  • March12 (6.3%)
  • April17 (9%)
  • May16 (8.5%)
  • June15 (7.9%)
  • July14 (7.4%)
  • August15 (7.9%)
  • September12 (6.3%)
  • October20 (11%)
  • November12 (6.3%)
  • December20 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (6.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (74%)
  • Wet or damp43 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph66 (35%)
  • 40 mph39 (21%)
  • 50 mph9 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph65 (34%)
  • 70 mph10 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout12 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant177 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (11%)
  • Cyclist27 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.7%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2036 (13%)
  • 21 to 2530 (11%)
  • 26 to 3541 (15%)
  • 36 to 4545 (17%)
  • 46 to 5543 (16%)
  • 56 to 6527 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 754 (1.5%)
  • Over 7518 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider205 (75%)
  • Passenger55 (20%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car266 (71%)
  • Motorcycle33 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

St Leonards & St Ives, Dorset, BH24 2AT area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Dorset in 2015, with 13 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 2015

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 2015: 39, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31395905
2ndB3078132816
3rdA348111600
4thB3073111402
5thB3072101401
6thB3081101402
7thA3477900
8thB30827801
9thA3386603
10thA3502200
11thA3542501
12thA3881100
13thB30741100
14thB30871100

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 2015

Wimborne Minster had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 2015: 16.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 2015

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 2015: 92.

Dorset and its former districts in 2015

Dorset recorded 861 collisions in 2015, and 22% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 2015, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years