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North Dorset road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 191 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2008, and 287 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2007 (203), and casualties fell from 302.

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 2008
191
Down 6% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
287
Down 5% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
23% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2008

2.1% of collisions in North Dorset in 2008 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.1%
  • Serious4323%
  • Slight14475%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious5118%
  • Slight23180%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2008 is highlighted, with 191, down 6% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (16%)
  • Tuesday27 (14%)
  • Wednesday27 (14%)
  • Thursday29 (15%)
  • Friday29 (15%)
  • Saturday26 (14%)
  • Sunday22 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5935 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.4%)
  • February19 (9.9%)
  • March19 (9.9%)
  • April11 (5.8%)
  • May16 (8.4%)
  • June16 (8.4%)
  • July13 (6.8%)
  • August10 (5.2%)
  • September16 (8.4%)
  • October18 (9.4%)
  • November13 (6.8%)
  • December22 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (5.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Other2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (58%)
  • Wet or damp71 (37%)
  • Frost or ice8 (4.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph57 (30%)
  • 40 mph20 (10%)
  • 50 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph109 (57%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway176 (92%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.1%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist8 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2067 (23%)
  • 21 to 2544 (15%)
  • 26 to 3546 (16%)
  • 36 to 4536 (13%)
  • 46 to 5525 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6518 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.8%)
  • Over 7518 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (67%)
  • Passenger76 (26%)
  • Pedestrian18 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car258 (74%)
  • Motorcycle30 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Blandford, Dorset, DT11 7PJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Dorset in 2008, with 14 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2008

The B3081 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2008: 18, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3081182105
2ndB3091151604
3rdA350141802
4thB3082141603
5thA354132604
6thA357122006
7thA30112424
8thB309291113
9thA314811
10thA303021101
11thA352200
12thB31432200
13thB30951200

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2008

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2008: 16.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2008

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2008: 84.

Dorset and its former districts in 2008

Dorset recorded 1,100 collisions in 2008, and 17% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2008, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2008.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years