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East Dorset road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 188 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 2017, and 268 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2016 (185), and casualties fell from 291.

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 2017
188
Up 2% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
268
Down 8% on 2016
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
21% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 2017

2.1% of collisions in East Dorset in 2017 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious4021%
  • Slight14477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious4617%
  • Slight21881%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 2017 is highlighted, with 188, up 2% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (15%)
  • Tuesday32 (17%)
  • Wednesday29 (15%)
  • Thursday27 (14%)
  • Friday35 (19%)
  • Saturday16 (8.5%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (12%)
  • February7 (3.7%)
  • March14 (7.4%)
  • April13 (6.9%)
  • May13 (6.9%)
  • June19 (10%)
  • July16 (8.5%)
  • August15 (8%)
  • September17 (9%)
  • October18 (9.6%)
  • November11 (5.9%)
  • December22 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds151 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry125 (66%)
  • Wet or damp58 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph65 (35%)
  • 40 mph47 (25%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph60 (32%)
  • 70 mph11 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (10%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.7%)
  • 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 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist21 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.9%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.6%)
  • 16 to 2033 (12%)
  • 21 to 2542 (16%)
  • 26 to 3540 (15%)
  • 36 to 4536 (13%)
  • 46 to 5531 (12%)
  • 56 to 6528 (10%)
  • 66 to 7523 (8.6%)
  • Over 7519 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider181 (68%)
  • Passenger70 (26%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car240 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle26 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Ferndown North, Dorset, BH22 9JF area and West Parley, Dorset, BH22 8PQ area were among the busiest accident hotspots in East Dorset in 2017, with 13 collisions each.

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 2017

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 2017: 27, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31274606
2ndB3073172506
3rdA347131302
4thB3072131514
5thA348121505
6thB3078121702
7thB3081121902
8thA33871011
9thB308251301
10thA3543610
11thA3502201
12thB30742201
13thB30751100

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 2017

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 2017: 23.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 2017

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 2017: 76.

Dorset and its former districts in 2017

Dorset recorded 740 collisions in 2017, and 25% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years