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East Dorset road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 139 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 2018, and 197 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2017 (188), and casualties fell from 268.

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 2018
139
Down 26% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
197
Down 26% on 2017
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
24% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 2018

None of the collisions in East Dorset in 2018 were fatal and 24% were serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3424%
  • Slight10576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3719%
  • Slight16081%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 2018 is highlighted, with 139, down 26% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 139
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (13%)
  • Tuesday22 (16%)
  • Wednesday25 (18%)
  • Thursday20 (14%)
  • Friday19 (14%)
  • Saturday14 (10%)
  • Sunday21 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (7.2%)
  • February8 (5.8%)
  • March8 (5.8%)
  • April5 (3.6%)
  • May10 (7.2%)
  • June24 (17%)
  • July21 (15%)
  • August12 (8.6%)
  • September10 (7.2%)
  • October8 (5.8%)
  • November12 (8.6%)
  • December11 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight113 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (9.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds115 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (14%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (75%)
  • Wet or damp31 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph45 (32%)
  • 40 mph33 (24%)
  • 50 mph9 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph45 (32%)
  • 70 mph7 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway117 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (12%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant136 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (16%)
  • Cyclist16 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian5 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant4 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2024 (12%)
  • 21 to 2516 (8.1%)
  • 26 to 3536 (18%)
  • 36 to 4522 (11%)
  • 46 to 5536 (18%)
  • 56 to 6518 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7510 (5.1%)
  • Over 7519 (9.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (72%)
  • Passenger51 (26%)
  • Pedestrian5 (2.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car210 (73%)
  • Motorcycle30 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Ferndown North, Dorset, BH22 9JF area and Ferndown South, Dorset, BH22 9BB area were among the busiest accident hotspots in East Dorset in 2018, with 12 collisions each.

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 2018

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 2018: 28, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31284404
2ndB3073111205
3rdA34891401
4thA34781001
5thB30728901
6thB307881300
7thB30815603
8thA3383301
9thA3503602
10thA3542201
11thB30742202
12thB308221101
13thA30491101

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 2018

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 2018: 16.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 2018

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 2018: 59.

Dorset and its former districts in 2018

Dorset recorded 638 collisions in 2018, and 22% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 2018, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2018.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years