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East Dorset road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 163 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 2023, and 220 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2022 (182), and casualties fell from 240.

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 2023
163
Down 10% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
220
Down 8% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
14% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 2023

2.5% of collisions in East Dorset in 2023 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious2314%
  • Slight13683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious2511%
  • Slight19187%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 2023 is highlighted, with 163, down 10% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 163
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (11%)
  • Tuesday24 (15%)
  • Wednesday28 (17%)
  • Thursday29 (18%)
  • Friday25 (15%)
  • Saturday21 (13%)
  • Sunday18 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5933 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (11%)
  • February8 (4.9%)
  • March11 (6.7%)
  • April13 (8%)
  • May10 (6.1%)
  • June18 (11%)
  • July14 (8.6%)
  • August13 (8%)
  • September14 (8.6%)
  • October18 (11%)
  • November13 (8%)
  • December13 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight111 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds143 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry120 (74%)
  • Wet or damp36 (22%)
  • Frost or ice7 (4.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph67 (41%)
  • 40 mph27 (17%)
  • 50 mph10 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph51 (31%)
  • 70 mph8 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (11%)
  • Roundabout13 (8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant152 (69%)
  • Pedestrian23 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2026 (12%)
  • 21 to 2521 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3537 (17%)
  • 36 to 4534 (15%)
  • 46 to 5533 (15%)
  • 56 to 6521 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (9.5%)
  • Over 759 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider146 (66%)
  • Passenger51 (23%)
  • Pedestrian23 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car227 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (9.7%)
  • Motorcycle20 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Ferndown South, Dorset, BH22 9BB area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Dorset in 2023, with 13 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 2023

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 2023: 37, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31375804
2ndB3073161904
3rdB3072121401
4thA348101001
5thB307891210
6thB308191700
7thA3385910
8thA3473301
9thA3543302
10thB30743500
11thA3501100
12thB30821101

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 2023

West Moors had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 2023: 15.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 2023

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 2023: 79.

Dorset and its former districts in 2023

Dorset recorded 662 collisions in 2023, and 25% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 2023, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years