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North Dorset road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 286 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2000, and 407 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 1999 (234), and casualties rose from 327.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 8,400 collisions in North Dorset.

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

Collisions in 2000
286
Up 22% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
407
Up 24% on 1999
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
19% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2000

0.3% of collisions in North Dorset in 2000 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5419%
  • Slight23181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6516%
  • Slight34184%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2000 is highlighted, with 286, up 22% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (16%)
  • Tuesday44 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday36 (13%)
  • Saturday35 (12%)
  • Sunday42 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.3%)
  • February25 (8.7%)
  • March27 (9.4%)
  • April17 (5.9%)
  • May28 (9.8%)
  • June26 (9.1%)
  • July46 (16%)
  • August25 (8.7%)
  • September18 (6.3%)
  • October25 (8.7%)
  • November17 (5.9%)
  • December14 (4.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit47 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (8.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (19%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (57%)
  • Wet or damp118 (41%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph109 (38%)
  • 40 mph11 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph158 (55%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway253 (88%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (73%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.3%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist15 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2063 (15%)
  • 21 to 2551 (13%)
  • 26 to 3578 (19%)
  • 36 to 4561 (15%)
  • 46 to 5551 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.2%)
  • Over 7515 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (64%)
  • Passenger109 (27%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car395 (77%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in North Dorset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2000

The A350 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2000: 34, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350344206
2ndA357224002
3rdA354193416
4thA30182604
5thB3081141702
6thB3092121703
7thA3181304
8thB309181202
9thA4706900
10thB30826801
11thA41614400
12thB30953701
13thA42322200
14thA482300
15thA3031100
16thA30301100
17thA351100
18thA41601100
19thB30751201

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2000

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2000: 25.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2000

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2000: 119.

Dorset and its former districts in 2000

Dorset recorded 1,420 collisions in 2000, and 20% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2000, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2000.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years