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North Dorset road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 239 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2002, and 354 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2001 (241), and casualties fell from 370.

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 2002
239
Down 1% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
354
Down 4% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
18% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2002

2.5% of collisions in North Dorset in 2002 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.5%
  • Serious4418%
  • Slight18979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious4914%
  • Slight29984%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2002 is highlighted, with 239, down 1% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (14%)
  • Tuesday29 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (15%)
  • Thursday36 (15%)
  • Friday48 (20%)
  • Saturday36 (15%)
  • Sunday20 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5956 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.5%)
  • February16 (6.7%)
  • March15 (6.3%)
  • April20 (8.4%)
  • May20 (8.4%)
  • June12 (5%)
  • July27 (11%)
  • August18 (7.5%)
  • September16 (6.7%)
  • October22 (9.2%)
  • November33 (14%)
  • December22 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit33 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (9.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds188 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry132 (55%)
  • Wet or damp103 (43%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph79 (33%)
  • 40 mph21 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph135 (56%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (95%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant267 (75%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.5%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2058 (16%)
  • 21 to 2544 (12%)
  • 26 to 3565 (18%)
  • 36 to 4561 (17%)
  • 46 to 5537 (10%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (5.1%)
  • Over 7518 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider241 (68%)
  • Passenger90 (25%)
  • Pedestrian23 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car354 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle22 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2002

Map of the last 22 crashes of 2002 and the 7 busiest accident hotspots in North Dorset

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

Accident hotspots in North Dorset in 2002

Shaftesbury Town, Dorset, SP7 8TL area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Dorset in 2002, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2002

The A350 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2002: 30, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350304917
2ndB3081213305
3rdA354183421
4thB3092182604
5thB3091141602
6thA357131601
7thA31122002
8thA3091104
9thB30826801
10thA351200
11thB30951100
12thB31431210

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2002

Shaftesbury had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2002: 20.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2002

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2002: 105.

Dorset and its former districts in 2002

Dorset recorded 1,421 collisions in 2002, and 17% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2002.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years