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North Dorset road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 228 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2005, and 327 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2004 (227), and casualties fell from 329.

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 2005
228
Level with 2004
Casualties in 2005
327
Down 1% on 2004
Fatal collisions
5
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
14% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2005

2.2% of collisions in North Dorset in 2005 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.2%
  • Serious3214%
  • Slight19184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious3812%
  • Slight28487%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2005 is highlighted, with 228, level with 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (15%)
  • Wednesday36 (16%)
  • Thursday37 (16%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday24 (11%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5949 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7.9%)
  • February14 (6.1%)
  • March25 (11%)
  • April20 (8.8%)
  • May15 (6.6%)
  • June16 (7%)
  • July20 (8.8%)
  • August21 (9.2%)
  • September16 (7%)
  • October18 (7.9%)
  • November29 (13%)
  • December16 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight170 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds177 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry128 (56%)
  • Wet or damp90 (39%)
  • Frost or ice10 (4.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph80 (35%)
  • 40 mph21 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph124 (54%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (93%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (1.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8%)
  • Cyclist5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2067 (20%)
  • 21 to 2541 (13%)
  • 26 to 3554 (17%)
  • 36 to 4547 (14%)
  • 46 to 5531 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.8%)
  • Over 7525 (7.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider217 (66%)
  • Passenger84 (26%)
  • Pedestrian26 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car299 (76%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.3%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Blandford, Dorset, DT11 7PJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Dorset in 2005, with 16 collisions.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2005

The A354 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2005: 24, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354244014
2ndA30202911
3rdB3081203101
4thA350192614
5thA357172813
6thB3092162804
7thB308281100
8thB309181001
9thA30302300
10thA312500
11thB30951100
12thB31431100
13thB31461100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2005

Gillingham, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2005: 21.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2005

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2005: 108.

Dorset and its former districts in 2005

Dorset recorded 1,218 collisions in 2005, and 19% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2005, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years