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East Dorset road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 150 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 2021, and 199 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2020 (147), and casualties fell from 207.

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 2021
150
Up 2% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
199
Down 4% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
21% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 2021

2% of collisions in East Dorset in 2021 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious3221%
  • Slight11577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious3618%
  • Slight16080%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 2021 is highlighted, with 150, up 2% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 150
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (13%)
  • Tuesday21 (14%)
  • Wednesday21 (14%)
  • Thursday21 (14%)
  • Friday27 (18%)
  • Saturday23 (15%)
  • Sunday17 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8%)
  • February6 (4%)
  • March11 (7.3%)
  • April11 (7.3%)
  • May18 (12%)
  • June7 (4.7%)
  • July17 (11%)
  • August21 (14%)
  • September7 (4.7%)
  • October14 (9.3%)
  • November17 (11%)
  • December9 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds132 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (8.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (80%)
  • Wet or damp29 (19%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph55 (37%)
  • 40 mph28 (19%)
  • 50 mph20 (13%)
  • 60 mph43 (29%)
  • 70 mph3 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway123 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (11%)
  • Roundabout10 (6.7%)
  • 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 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant123 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist22 (11%)
  • Cyclist20 (10%)
  • Van occupant16 (8%)
  • Pedestrian12 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.5%)
  • 11 to 156 (3%)
  • 16 to 2019 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2519 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3542 (21%)
  • 36 to 4521 (11%)
  • 46 to 5531 (16%)
  • 56 to 6529 (15%)
  • 66 to 7513 (6.5%)
  • Over 7516 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider148 (74%)
  • Passenger39 (20%)
  • Pedestrian12 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car192 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (13%)
  • Motorcycle20 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Ferndown South, Dorset, BH22 9BB area and St Leonards & St Ives, Dorset, BH24 2NR area were among the busiest accident hotspots in East Dorset in 2021, with 8 collisions each.

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 2021

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 2021: 41, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31416216
2ndB3072121703
3rdB3081111102
4thA34891116
5thB30738901
6thB30786902
7thA3475502
8thA3384500
9thA3503402
10thA3543500
11thB30742200
12thB30822311
13thA351100

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 2021

Wimborne Minster had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 2021: 15.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 2021

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 2021: 69.

Dorset and its former districts in 2021

Dorset recorded 621 collisions in 2021, and 24% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 2021, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years