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East Dorset road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 185 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 2016, and 291 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2015 (189), and casualties rose from 272.

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 2016
185
Down 2% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
291
Up 7% on 2015
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
22% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 2016

2.2% of collisions in East Dorset in 2016 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious4022%
  • Slight14176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious5118%
  • Slight23681%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 2016 is highlighted, with 185, down 2% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (11%)
  • Tuesday21 (11%)
  • Wednesday28 (15%)
  • Thursday40 (22%)
  • Friday35 (19%)
  • Saturday16 (8.6%)
  • Sunday24 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5937 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5957 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (3.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.6%)
  • February14 (7.6%)
  • March15 (8.1%)
  • April17 (9.2%)
  • May25 (14%)
  • June13 (7%)
  • July12 (6.5%)
  • August14 (7.6%)
  • September17 (9.2%)
  • October22 (12%)
  • November6 (3.2%)
  • December16 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (9.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (7.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds154 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (7.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.6%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (70%)
  • Wet or damp53 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph71 (38%)
  • 40 mph39 (21%)
  • 50 mph10 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph61 (33%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway162 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (9.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.5%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2027 (9.3%)
  • 21 to 2530 (10%)
  • 26 to 3544 (15%)
  • 36 to 4542 (14%)
  • 46 to 5548 (16%)
  • 56 to 6527 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7529 (10%)
  • Over 7531 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (72%)
  • Passenger69 (24%)
  • Pedestrian13 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car274 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle25 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Ferndown North, Dorset, BH22 9JF area and St Leonards & St Ives, Dorset, BH24 2AT area were among the busiest accident hotspots in East Dorset in 2016, with 11 collisions each.

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 2016

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 2016: 38, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31385707
2ndB3081152805
3rdA348142704
4thB3078141902
5thB3072111900
6thB3073101201
7thA33841100
8thA35041001
9thA3473602
10thA3542300
11thB30742200
12thB30822310

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 2016

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 2016: 23.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 2016

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 2016: 84.

Dorset and its former districts in 2016

Dorset recorded 775 collisions in 2016, and 24% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 2016, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years