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North Dorset road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2001, and 370 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2000 (286), and casualties fell from 407.

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 2001
241
Down 16% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
370
Down 9% on 2000
Fatal collisions
9
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
20% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2001

3.7% of collisions in North Dorset in 2001 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.7%
  • Serious4820%
  • Slight18476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal113%
  • Serious6016%
  • Slight29981%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2001 is highlighted, with 241, down 16% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 in 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (10%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday42 (17%)
  • Thursday43 (18%)
  • Friday48 (20%)
  • Saturday24 (10%)
  • Sunday31 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (9.5%)
  • February19 (7.9%)
  • March17 (7.1%)
  • April17 (7.1%)
  • May14 (5.8%)
  • June16 (6.6%)
  • July26 (11%)
  • August15 (6.2%)
  • September18 (7.5%)
  • October15 (6.2%)
  • November23 (9.5%)
  • December38 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight187 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit31 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (7.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds195 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (14%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry123 (51%)
  • Wet or damp104 (43%)
  • Frost or ice13 (5.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph65 (27%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph160 (66%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (96%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2050 (14%)
  • 21 to 2551 (14%)
  • 26 to 3562 (17%)
  • 36 to 4565 (18%)
  • 46 to 5538 (10%)
  • 56 to 6532 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (7%)
  • Over 7515 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (70%)
  • Passenger90 (24%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car329 (74%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle31 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2001

Map of the last 21 crashes of 2001 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.

  • 21 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (8)

Accident hotspots in North Dorset in 2001

Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4AA area and Shaftesbury Town, Dorset, SP7 8TL area were among the busiest accident hotspots in North Dorset in 2001, with 10 collisions each.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2001

The B3081 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2001: 33, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3081334615
2ndA350284136
3rdA354152314
4thA357131903
5thA31112410
6thB3092101306
7thA3081312
8thB309181001
9thB30825901
10thA30002200
11thA3032200
12thA31002301
13thA35002400
14thA35402200
15thB31432200
16thA30301201
17thB31461100
18thM41200

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2001

Gillingham, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2001: 17.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2001

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2001: 86.

Dorset and its former districts in 2001

Dorset recorded 1,462 collisions in 2001, and 16% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2001, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years