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North Dorset road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 182 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2009, and 271 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2008 (191), and casualties fell from 287.

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 2009
182
Down 5% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
271
Down 6% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
15% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2009

2.2% of collisions in North Dorset in 2009 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.2%
  • Serious2815%
  • Slight15082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.5%
  • Serious3312%
  • Slight23486%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2009 is highlighted, with 182, down 5% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (15%)
  • Tuesday23 (13%)
  • Wednesday34 (19%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday32 (18%)
  • Saturday27 (15%)
  • Sunday11 (6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (4.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (9.3%)
  • February7 (3.8%)
  • March13 (7.1%)
  • April15 (8.2%)
  • May14 (7.7%)
  • June12 (6.6%)
  • July15 (8.2%)
  • August9 (4.9%)
  • September17 (9.3%)
  • October20 (11%)
  • November30 (16%)
  • December13 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight142 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds138 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry111 (61%)
  • Wet or damp59 (32%)
  • Frost or ice10 (5.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph47 (26%)
  • 40 mph19 (10%)
  • 50 mph6 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph109 (60%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (95%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant202 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 159 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2059 (22%)
  • 21 to 2526 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3547 (17%)
  • 36 to 4545 (17%)
  • 46 to 5529 (11%)
  • 56 to 6519 (7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (7.7%)
  • Over 756 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider193 (71%)
  • Passenger66 (24%)
  • Pedestrian12 (4.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car249 (73%)
  • Motorcycle26 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Blandford, Dorset, DT11 7PJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Dorset in 2009, with 12 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2009

The A350 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2009: 23, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350233314
2ndB3081172512
3rdA30162513
4thA354142815
5thB3092111401
6thB3082101902
7thA35791601
8thB30916700
9thA30302200
10thA312301
11thA3031100
12thB31461201

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2009

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2009: 13.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2009

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2009: 84.

Dorset and its former districts in 2009

Dorset recorded 1,015 collisions in 2009, and 18% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2009, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2009.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years