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North Dorset road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 223 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2003, and 324 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2002 (239), and casualties fell from 354.

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 2003
223
Down 7% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
324
Down 8% on 2002
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
15% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2003

1.8% of collisions in North Dorset in 2003 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious3415%
  • Slight18583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious4012%
  • Slight28086%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2003 is highlighted, with 223, down 7% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (12%)
  • Tuesday27 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (17%)
  • Thursday29 (13%)
  • Friday44 (20%)
  • Saturday33 (15%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5938 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (7.2%)
  • February16 (7.2%)
  • March19 (8.5%)
  • April23 (10%)
  • May26 (12%)
  • June25 (11%)
  • July14 (6.3%)
  • August13 (5.8%)
  • September12 (5.4%)
  • October16 (7.2%)
  • November17 (7.6%)
  • December26 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight169 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit36 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (7.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds182 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (62%)
  • Wet or damp81 (36%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph65 (29%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph139 (62%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway212 (95%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.7%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (77%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (10%)
  • Pedestrian15 (4.6%)
  • Cyclist9 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4%)
  • 16 to 2059 (18%)
  • 21 to 2535 (11%)
  • 26 to 3551 (16%)
  • 36 to 4560 (19%)
  • 46 to 5531 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (7.7%)
  • Over 7512 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider226 (70%)
  • Passenger83 (26%)
  • Pedestrian15 (4.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car312 (76%)
  • Motorcycle36 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 in 2003

Blandford, Dorset, DT11 7PJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Dorset in 2003, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2003

The A350 and A354 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2003, with 22 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350223102
2ndA354223903
3rdA357213423
4thA30172505
5thB3081122102
6thB3092101400
7thB309191201
8thA317811
9thB30826911
10thB31432301
11thA3031200
12thA30301100
13thB31451300

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2003

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2003: 18.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2003

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2003: 105.

Dorset and its former districts in 2003

Dorset recorded 1,308 collisions in 2003, and 17% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2003.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years