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East Dorset road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 147 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 2020, and 207 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2019 (144), and casualties fell from 208.

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 2020
147
Up 2% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
207
Level with 2019
Fatal collisions
5
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
22% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 2020

3.4% of collisions in East Dorset in 2020 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.4%
  • Serious3222%
  • Slight11075%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.9%
  • Serious4019%
  • Slight16178%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 2020 is highlighted, with 147, up 2% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (10%)
  • Tuesday24 (16%)
  • Wednesday25 (17%)
  • Thursday20 (14%)
  • Friday27 (18%)
  • Saturday18 (12%)
  • Sunday18 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (10%)
  • February16 (11%)
  • March9 (6.1%)
  • April9 (6.1%)
  • May10 (6.8%)
  • June13 (8.8%)
  • July11 (7.5%)
  • August15 (10%)
  • September11 (7.5%)
  • October14 (9.5%)
  • November11 (7.5%)
  • December13 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight106 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds117 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (4.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry91 (62%)
  • Wet or damp52 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph54 (37%)
  • 40 mph33 (22%)
  • 50 mph8 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph47 (32%)
  • 70 mph4 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway127 (86%)
  • Roundabout13 (8.8%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (3.4%)
  • 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 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant130 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (14%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist15 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 155 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2029 (14%)
  • 21 to 2522 (11%)
  • 26 to 3540 (19%)
  • 36 to 4529 (14%)
  • 46 to 5522 (11%)
  • 56 to 6529 (14%)
  • 66 to 7516 (7.7%)
  • Over 7511 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider149 (72%)
  • Passenger42 (20%)
  • Pedestrian16 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car179 (67%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (12%)
  • Motorcycle31 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Ferndown North, Dorset, BH22 9JF area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Dorset in 2020, with 10 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 2020

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 2020: 23, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31233705
2ndB3073152204
3rdB3081122014
4thA348111301
5thB3078101402
6thB308281212
7thB30727911
8thA3385502
9thA3475600
10thA3544811
11thA3503300
12thB30743300

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 2020

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 2020: 17.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 2020

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 2020: 73.

Dorset and its former districts in 2020

Dorset recorded 563 collisions in 2020, and 26% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 2020, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2020.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years