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North Dorset road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 8,400 road traffic collisions in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025, and 12,008 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 198 were fatal and 1,680 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 104 collisions, down 6% on 2024 (111), and casualties fell from 141 to 131.

District council until April 2019, now part of Dorset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
8,400
Casualties
12,008
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
198
2.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
104
Down 6% on 2024

Crash severity in North Dorset

2.4% of collisions in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1982.4%
  • Serious1,68020%
  • Slight6,52278%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2131.8%
  • Serious2,07817%
  • Slight9,71781%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. In 2025 there were 104, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 104
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025104131
2024111141
202390124
2022118148
202187106
2020102146
201972100
2018105154
2017113153
2016103146
2015131171
201496153
2013111167
2012113156
2011120156
2010158209
2009182271
2008191287
2007203302
2006227329
2005228327
2004227329
2003223324
2002239354
2001241370
2000286407
1999234327
1998231336
1997259383
1996241351
1995199333
1994193284
1993195283
1992200306
1991206295
1990212299
1989242345
1988209304
1987195259
1986234349
1985226317
1984183253
1983177221
1982190257
1981193266
1980201294
1979199285

When and where crashes happen in North Dorset

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,143 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,131 (13%)
  • Wednesday1,207 (14%)
  • Thursday1,263 (15%)
  • Friday1,420 (17%)
  • Saturday1,236 (15%)
  • Sunday1,000 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59282 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59136 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,097 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,391 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,529 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:591,956 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:591,227 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59782 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January685 (8.2%)
  • February578 (6.9%)
  • March677 (8.1%)
  • April641 (7.6%)
  • May694 (8.3%)
  • June687 (8.2%)
  • July744 (8.9%)
  • August780 (9.3%)
  • September746 (8.9%)
  • October734 (8.7%)
  • November704 (8.4%)
  • December730 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,237 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,121 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit524 (6.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit480 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown38 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds6,572 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,221 (15%)
  • Fog or mist155 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds107 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds82 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds43 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other180 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded34 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry5,043 (60%)
  • Wet or damp2,966 (35%)
  • Frost or ice309 (3.7%)
  • Snow41 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep40 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph63 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph2,546 (30%)
  • 40 mph593 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph120 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph5,044 (60%)
  • 70 mph33 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway7,913 (94%)
  • Roundabout207 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road181 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in North Dorset

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant8,149 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist1,470 (12%)
  • Pedestrian895 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist502 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant452 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)208 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant93 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant87 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant83 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant44 (0.4%)
  • Other24 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5201 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 10329 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 15527 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 202,380 (20%)
  • 21 to 251,551 (13%)
  • 26 to 352,039 (17%)
  • 36 to 451,612 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,190 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 65930 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 75696 (5.8%)
  • Over 75541 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider7,917 (66%)
  • Passenger3,196 (27%)
  • Pedestrian895 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car10,775 (71%)
  • Motorcycle1,500 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes941 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes831 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle522 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle244 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach142 (0.9%)
  • Minibus78 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle57 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car51 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in North Dorset

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 8 busiest accident hotspots in North Dorset

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (8)

Accident hotspots in North Dorset

Blandford, Dorset, DT11 7PJ area is the busiest accident hotspot in North Dorset, with 224 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes

The A350 had the most collisions in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025: 940, including 22 fatal and 188 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3509401,39322188
2ndA3548511,29824175
3rdB30817621,06717153
4thA35759591823133
5thA3053980720106
6thB309244661110104
7thB30823905211166
8thB3091313386559
9thA31157276835
10thA30377133123
11thB31435677114
12thB3095395909
13thA3030376116
14thA3500284425
15thA3540172320
16thA3000152802
17thB3075131802
18thB3146111404
19thA310091603
20thA356801

Towns in North Dorset

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025: 765.

Postcode districts in North Dorset

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025: 3,849.

Dorset and its former districts

Dorset recorded 51,591 collisions from 1979 to 2025, and 16% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset

Of the latest 24 crashes in North Dorset, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

Severity