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North Dorset road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 113 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2012, and 156 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2011 (120), and casualties were unchanged.

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 2012
113
Down 6% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
156
Level with 2011
Fatal collisions
1
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
19% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2012

0.9% of collisions in North Dorset in 2012 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious2219%
  • Slight9080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2717%
  • Slight12882%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2012 is highlighted, with 113, down 6% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012: 113
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (17%)
  • Tuesday21 (19%)
  • Wednesday10 (8.8%)
  • Thursday21 (19%)
  • Friday20 (18%)
  • Saturday17 (15%)
  • Sunday5 (4.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5920 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (3.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (11%)
  • February3 (2.7%)
  • March10 (8.8%)
  • April11 (9.7%)
  • May10 (8.8%)
  • June7 (6.2%)
  • July12 (11%)
  • August9 (8%)
  • September9 (8%)
  • October7 (6.2%)
  • November13 (12%)
  • December10 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight91 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (5.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds100 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds6 (5.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)
  • Other2 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry79 (70%)
  • Wet or damp30 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph46 (41%)
  • 40 mph10 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph50 (44%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway106 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant99 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist26 (17%)
  • Pedestrian13 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist5 (3.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 155 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2029 (19%)
  • 21 to 2518 (12%)
  • 26 to 3525 (16%)
  • 36 to 4528 (18%)
  • 46 to 5522 (14%)
  • 56 to 6512 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 755 (3.2%)
  • Over 757 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider115 (74%)
  • Passenger28 (18%)
  • Pedestrian13 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car145 (70%)
  • Motorcycle26 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (2.4%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4AA area and Shaftesbury Town, Dorset, SP7 8TL area were among the busiest accident hotspots in North Dorset in 2012, with 7 collisions each.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2012

The A350 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2012: 18, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350182403
2ndA30121801
3rdB3081121703
4thA354101913
5thA357101501
6thB30827803
7thB30914400
8thB30923301
9thB31432502
10thA3031101

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2012

Blandford Forum and Gillingham, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2012, with 9 each.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2012

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2012: 49.

Dorset and its former districts in 2012

Dorset recorded 843 collisions in 2012, and 13% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2012, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years