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North Dorset road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 227 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2004, and 329 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2003 (223), and casualties rose from 324.

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 2004
227
Up 2% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
329
Up 2% on 2003
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
18% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2004

1.8% of collisions in North Dorset in 2004 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious4018%
  • Slight18381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious5015%
  • Slight27584%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2004 is highlighted, with 227, up 2% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday37 (16%)
  • Wednesday31 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (16%)
  • Friday38 (17%)
  • Saturday35 (15%)
  • Sunday28 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (4.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.9%)
  • February11 (4.8%)
  • March22 (9.7%)
  • April21 (9.3%)
  • May14 (6.2%)
  • June16 (7%)
  • July17 (7.5%)
  • August20 (8.8%)
  • September20 (8.8%)
  • October24 (11%)
  • November20 (8.8%)
  • December24 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit28 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds179 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (57%)
  • Wet or damp93 (41%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph68 (30%)
  • 40 mph26 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph127 (56%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (91%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian14 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.7%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 158 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2085 (26%)
  • 21 to 2535 (11%)
  • 26 to 3548 (15%)
  • 36 to 4541 (12%)
  • 46 to 5535 (11%)
  • 56 to 6527 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5.8%)
  • Over 7515 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (67%)
  • Passenger96 (29%)
  • Pedestrian14 (4.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car301 (76%)
  • Motorcycle28 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (2.3%)
  • Minibus6 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (8)

Accident hotspots in North Dorset in 2004

Blandford, Dorset, DT11 7PJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Dorset in 2004, with 14 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2004

The B3081 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2004: 24, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3081243203
2ndA350214105
3rdA30192304
4thA354173308
5thA357141500
6thB309191302
7thB309291502
8thB30828910
9thA3161304
10thB30954600
11thB31433301
12thA3031400
13thA30301101
14thA371101
15thA4531100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2004

Shaftesbury had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2004: 18.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2004

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2004: 94.

Dorset and its former districts in 2004

Dorset recorded 1,282 collisions in 2004, and 18% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2004, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years