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North Dorset road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 158 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2010, and 209 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 19 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2009 (182), and casualties fell from 271.

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 2010
158
Down 13% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
209
Down 23% on 2009
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
19
12% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2010

1.9% of collisions in North Dorset in 2010 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious1912%
  • Slight13686%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious209.6%
  • Slight18689%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2010 is highlighted, with 158, down 13% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 158
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (18%)
  • Tuesday21 (13%)
  • Wednesday22 (14%)
  • Thursday12 (7.6%)
  • Friday36 (23%)
  • Saturday21 (13%)
  • Sunday18 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.4%)
  • February20 (13%)
  • March16 (10%)
  • April6 (3.8%)
  • May12 (7.6%)
  • June17 (11%)
  • July13 (8.2%)
  • August10 (6.3%)
  • September12 (7.6%)
  • October20 (13%)
  • November14 (8.9%)
  • December11 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (8.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry106 (67%)
  • Wet or damp34 (22%)
  • Frost or ice14 (8.9%)
  • Snow4 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph50 (32%)
  • 40 mph14 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph82 (52%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (97%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.9%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian14 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist10 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (3.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2038 (18%)
  • 21 to 2527 (13%)
  • 26 to 3536 (17%)
  • 36 to 4527 (13%)
  • 46 to 5529 (14%)
  • 56 to 6519 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.3%)
  • Over 758 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider145 (69%)
  • Passenger50 (24%)
  • Pedestrian14 (6.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car218 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle16 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Blandford, Dorset, DT11 7PJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Dorset in 2010, with 9 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2010

The A354 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2010: 19, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354192404
2ndB3081182405
3rdA350132001
4thA30111401
5thA357112121
6thB309191100
7thB308281101
8thB30927901
9thA315500
10thA3031100
11thB30751100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2010

Gillingham, Dorset and Shaftesbury had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2010, with 12 each.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2010

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2010: 76.

Dorset and its former districts in 2010

Dorset recorded 916 collisions in 2010, and 17% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years