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North Dorset road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 227 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2006, and 329 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2005 (228), and casualties rose from 327.

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 2006
227
Level with 2005
Casualties in 2006
329
Up 1% on 2005
Fatal collisions
8
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
12% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2006

3.5% of collisions in North Dorset in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.5%
  • Serious2812%
  • Slight19184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious3611%
  • Slight28587%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2006 is highlighted, with 227, level with 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday26 (11%)
  • Wednesday36 (16%)
  • Thursday43 (19%)
  • Friday35 (15%)
  • Saturday33 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.8%)
  • February22 (9.7%)
  • March18 (7.9%)
  • April19 (8.4%)
  • May13 (5.7%)
  • June16 (7%)
  • July19 (8.4%)
  • August19 (8.4%)
  • September22 (9.7%)
  • October14 (6.2%)
  • November25 (11%)
  • December20 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight174 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds180 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (14%)
  • Fog or mist7 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other4 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry124 (55%)
  • Wet or damp98 (43%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph79 (35%)
  • 40 mph16 (7%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph128 (56%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway219 (96%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant243 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7%)
  • Cyclist11 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2060 (18%)
  • 21 to 2546 (14%)
  • 26 to 3558 (18%)
  • 36 to 4554 (16%)
  • 46 to 5539 (12%)
  • 56 to 6523 (7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.6%)
  • Over 759 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider224 (68%)
  • Passenger82 (25%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car307 (77%)
  • Motorcycle29 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Blandford, Dorset, DT11 7PJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Dorset in 2006, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2006

The A350 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2006: 27, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350273503
2ndA354213912
3rdB3081212602
4thB3092152102
5thA357111922
6thB3082111401
7thB309191101
8thA3071210
9thA3161000
10thB31435501
11thB30952200

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2006

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2006: 16.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2006

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2006: 112.

Dorset and its former districts in 2006

Dorset recorded 1,186 collisions in 2006, and 19% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2006, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2006.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years