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East Dorset road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 144 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 2019, and 208 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 38 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2018 (139), and casualties rose from 197.

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 2019
144
Up 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
208
Up 6% on 2018
Fatal collisions
5
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
38
26% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 2019

3.5% of collisions in East Dorset in 2019 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.5%
  • Serious3826%
  • Slight10170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious5225%
  • Slight15173%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 2019 is highlighted, with 144, up 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (13%)
  • Tuesday19 (13%)
  • Wednesday21 (15%)
  • Thursday17 (12%)
  • Friday30 (21%)
  • Saturday18 (13%)
  • Sunday21 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (8.3%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (9.7%)
  • February7 (4.9%)
  • March6 (4.2%)
  • April15 (10%)
  • May9 (6.3%)
  • June10 (6.9%)
  • July11 (7.6%)
  • August14 (9.7%)
  • September20 (14%)
  • October17 (12%)
  • November9 (6.3%)
  • December12 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight110 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (4.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.8%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry102 (71%)
  • Wet or damp41 (28%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph47 (33%)
  • 40 mph38 (26%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph49 (34%)
  • 70 mph8 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway123 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (9%)
  • Roundabout6 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant137 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (12%)
  • Pedestrian18 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist10 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2023 (11%)
  • 21 to 2516 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3541 (20%)
  • 36 to 4524 (12%)
  • 46 to 5526 (13%)
  • 56 to 6525 (12%)
  • 66 to 7515 (7.2%)
  • Over 7524 (12%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider140 (67%)
  • Passenger50 (24%)
  • Pedestrian18 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car188 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (10%)
  • Motorcycle25 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Colehill & Wimborne Minster East, Dorset, BH21 2DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Dorset in 2019, with 11 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 2019

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 2019: 30, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31304716
2ndB3081142214
3rdA34791002
4thB307391403
5thB307891403
6thA3488902
7thA33861100
8thB30726601
9thB30825512
10thA3504601
11thA3541100

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 2019

Ferndown and Wimborne Minster had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 2019, with 13 each.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 2019

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 2019: 66.

Dorset and its former districts in 2019

Dorset recorded 635 collisions in 2019, and 23% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 2019, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2019.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years