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East Dorset road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 182 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 2022, and 240 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 2021 (150), and casualties rose from 199.

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 2022
182
Up 21% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
240
Up 21% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
25% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 2022

1.1% of collisions in East Dorset in 2022 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious4625%
  • Slight13474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious5021%
  • Slight18878%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 2022 is highlighted, with 182, up 21% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 182
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (17%)
  • Wednesday27 (15%)
  • Thursday31 (17%)
  • Friday32 (18%)
  • Saturday19 (10%)
  • Sunday16 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (5.5%)
  • February15 (8.2%)
  • March12 (6.6%)
  • April17 (9.3%)
  • May17 (9.3%)
  • June17 (9.3%)
  • July17 (9.3%)
  • August12 (6.6%)
  • September11 (6%)
  • October11 (6%)
  • November21 (12%)
  • December22 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (8.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry143 (79%)
  • Wet or damp34 (19%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph56 (31%)
  • 40 mph37 (20%)
  • 50 mph10 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph63 (35%)
  • 70 mph16 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (12%)
  • Roundabout13 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant165 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (13%)
  • Cyclist16 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian12 (5%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 154 (1.7%)
  • 16 to 2033 (14%)
  • 21 to 2516 (6.7%)
  • 26 to 3543 (18%)
  • 36 to 4532 (13%)
  • 46 to 5527 (11%)
  • 56 to 6532 (13%)
  • 66 to 7526 (11%)
  • Over 7520 (8.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider185 (77%)
  • Passenger43 (18%)
  • Pedestrian12 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car242 (73%)
  • Motorcycle31 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Colehill & Wimborne Minster East, Dorset, BH21 2DH area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Dorset in 2022, with 11 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 2022

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 2022: 39, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31395906
2ndB3078171904
3rdB3073161904
4thB3081121803
5thA338101101
6thB30728912
7thA3487803
8thA3476602
9thA35061305
10thA3545802
11thB30825601
12thB30741101

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 2022

Ferndown had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 2022: 16.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 2022

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 2022: 85.

Dorset and its former districts in 2022

Dorset recorded 712 collisions in 2022, and 26% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2022.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years