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East Dorset road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 150 road traffic collisions in East Dorset in 2024, and 195 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2023 (163), and casualties fell from 220.

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 2024
150
Down 8% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
195
Down 11% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
21% of collisions

Crash severity in East Dorset in 2024

3.3% of collisions in East Dorset in 2024 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.2% and 21% in East Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.3%
  • Serious3221%
  • Slight11375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.6%
  • Serious3417%
  • Slight15680%

East Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in East Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 374 in 1988. 2024 is highlighted, with 150, down 8% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (17%)
  • Tuesday22 (15%)
  • Wednesday27 (18%)
  • Thursday26 (17%)
  • Friday14 (9.3%)
  • Saturday15 (10%)
  • Sunday21 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.7%)
  • February10 (6.7%)
  • March13 (8.7%)
  • April11 (7.3%)
  • May14 (9.3%)
  • June18 (12%)
  • July14 (9.3%)
  • August16 (11%)
  • September12 (8%)
  • October12 (8%)
  • November9 (6%)
  • December14 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight110 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (73%)
  • Wet or damp39 (26%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph54 (36%)
  • 40 mph26 (17%)
  • 50 mph12 (8%)
  • 60 mph47 (31%)
  • 70 mph9 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway119 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (11%)
  • Roundabout12 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in East Dorset in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant95 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (19%)
  • Pedestrian20 (10%)
  • Cyclist14 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (5.6%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1518 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2019 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2512 (6.2%)
  • 26 to 3532 (16%)
  • 36 to 4532 (16%)
  • 46 to 5521 (11%)
  • 56 to 6523 (12%)
  • 66 to 7514 (7.2%)
  • Over 7514 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider138 (71%)
  • Passenger37 (19%)
  • Pedestrian20 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car178 (64%)
  • Motorcycle39 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus3 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for East Dorset in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

West Parley, Dorset, BH22 8PQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in East Dorset in 2024, with 9 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in East Dorset with the most crashes in 2024

The A31 had the most collisions in East Dorset in 2024: 35, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in East Dorset, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA31355215
2ndB3073131602
3rdB3078121904
4thA348111203
5thA3546720
6thB30726913
7thA33851501
8thB30744402
9thA3503300
10thB30813400
11thB30823300
12thA3472300
13thA2471100
14thB30751101

Towns in East Dorset: crashes in 2024

Wimborne Minster had the most collisions of any town in East Dorset in 2024: 12.

Postcode districts in East Dorset: crashes in 2024

BH21 had the most collisions of any postcode district in East Dorset in 2024: 64.

Dorset and its former districts in 2024

Dorset recorded 686 collisions in 2024, and 22% of them were in the old East Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in East Dorset in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in East Dorset in 2024, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2024.

Severity

East Dorset road accidents in other years