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North Dorset road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 203 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2007, and 302 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2006 (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 2007
203
Down 11% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
302
Down 8% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
14% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2007

3% of collisions in North Dorset in 2007 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63%
  • Serious2814%
  • Slight16983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious3712%
  • Slight25885%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2007 is highlighted, with 203, down 11% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday23 (11%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday39 (19%)
  • Friday30 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (17%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (14%)
  • February16 (7.9%)
  • March17 (8.4%)
  • April10 (4.9%)
  • May13 (6.4%)
  • June12 (5.9%)
  • July12 (5.9%)
  • August23 (11%)
  • September20 (9.9%)
  • October17 (8.4%)
  • November18 (8.9%)
  • December17 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight151 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (5.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry113 (56%)
  • Wet or damp81 (40%)
  • Frost or ice9 (4.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph57 (28%)
  • 40 mph13 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (2%)
  • 60 mph123 (61%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (97%)
  • Roundabout4 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant237 (78%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.6%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4%)
  • Cyclist6 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.3%)
  • 16 to 2052 (17%)
  • 21 to 2530 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3553 (18%)
  • 36 to 4541 (14%)
  • 46 to 5535 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (13%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.6%)
  • Over 7517 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider201 (67%)
  • Passenger89 (29%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car287 (78%)
  • Motorcycle27 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Shaftesbury Town, Dorset, SP7 8TL area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Dorset in 2007, with 14 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2007

The B3081 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2007: 24, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3081243505
2ndA350162804
3rdA357162920
4thA354131811
5thA30112301
6thB3091101310
7thB308281102
8thB309281002
9thA30304600
10thA312500
11thA3031100
12thB31431100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2007

Shaftesbury had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2007: 19.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2007

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2007: 91.

Dorset and its former districts in 2007

Dorset recorded 1,117 collisions in 2007, and 18% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2007, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 19 December 2007.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years