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North Dorset road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 120 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2011, and 156 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 21 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2010 (158), and casualties fell from 209.

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 2011
120
Down 24% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
156
Down 25% on 2010
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
21
18% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2011

None of the collisions in North Dorset in 2011 were fatal and 18% were serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2118%
  • Slight9983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2214%
  • Slight13486%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2011 is highlighted, with 120, down 24% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 120
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (15%)
  • Tuesday8 (6.7%)
  • Wednesday13 (11%)
  • Thursday28 (23%)
  • Friday20 (17%)
  • Saturday14 (12%)
  • Sunday19 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (7.5%)
  • February10 (8.3%)
  • March8 (6.7%)
  • April11 (9.2%)
  • May7 (5.8%)
  • June11 (9.2%)
  • July14 (12%)
  • August11 (9.2%)
  • September13 (11%)
  • October9 (7.5%)
  • November11 (9.2%)
  • December6 (5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight89 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (6.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds100 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (8.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Other2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry84 (70%)
  • Wet or damp28 (23%)
  • Frost or ice8 (6.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph40 (33%)
  • 40 mph14 (12%)
  • 50 mph5 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph61 (51%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway112 (93%)
  • Roundabout5 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant115 (74%)
  • Pedestrian13 (8.3%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist9 (5.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2027 (17%)
  • 21 to 2518 (12%)
  • 26 to 3523 (15%)
  • 36 to 4528 (18%)
  • 46 to 5521 (13%)
  • 56 to 6514 (9%)
  • 66 to 755 (3.2%)
  • Over 756 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider103 (66%)
  • Passenger40 (26%)
  • Pedestrian13 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car158 (77%)
  • Motorcycle13 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 and the 7 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 (7)

Accident hotspots in North Dorset in 2011

Blandford, Dorset, DT11 7PJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Dorset in 2011, with 10 collisions.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2011

The A350, A354 and B3081 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2011, with 14 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350141701
2ndA354142701
3rdB3081141603
4thB3092101501
5thB309181002
6thA3577903
7thB30825500
8thA313601
9thA302201
10thA30301100
11thB31431100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2011

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2011: 10.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2011

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2011: 57.

Dorset and its former districts in 2011

Dorset recorded 852 collisions in 2011, and 14% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2011, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 17 December 2011.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years