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North Dorset road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 111 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2013, and 167 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2012 (113), and casualties rose from 156.

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 2013
111
Down 2% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
167
Up 7% on 2012
Fatal collisions
4
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
23% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2013

3.6% of collisions in North Dorset in 2013 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal43.6%
  • Serious2623%
  • Slight8173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal53%
  • Serious3420%
  • Slight12877%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2013 is highlighted, with 111, down 2% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 111
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (15%)
  • Tuesday16 (14%)
  • Wednesday16 (14%)
  • Thursday16 (14%)
  • Friday17 (15%)
  • Saturday11 (9.9%)
  • Sunday18 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5917 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5929 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (4.5%)
  • February10 (9%)
  • March7 (6.3%)
  • April7 (6.3%)
  • May9 (8.1%)
  • June7 (6.3%)
  • July17 (15%)
  • August14 (13%)
  • September9 (8.1%)
  • October12 (11%)
  • November8 (7.2%)
  • December6 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight86 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds94 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry83 (75%)
  • Wet or damp25 (23%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph27 (24%)
  • 40 mph12 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph68 (61%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway100 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant116 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (11%)
  • Pedestrian13 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2024 (14%)
  • 21 to 2524 (14%)
  • 26 to 3518 (11%)
  • 36 to 4526 (16%)
  • 46 to 5519 (11%)
  • 56 to 6521 (13%)
  • 66 to 7513 (7.8%)
  • Over 7513 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider107 (64%)
  • Passenger47 (28%)
  • Pedestrian13 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car144 (72%)
  • Motorcycle17 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

Accident hotspots in North Dorset in 2013

Blandford, Dorset, DT11 7PJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Dorset in 2013, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2013

The A30 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2013: 13, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30132103
2ndA350111622
3rdB3081101504
4thB308291503
5thA35471000
6thA35771002
7thB30926802
8thB30915502
9thA30303701
10thA313711
11thA3031100
12thB31431100
13thB31461100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2013

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2013: 10.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2013

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2013: 45.

Dorset and its former districts in 2013

Dorset recorded 799 collisions in 2013, and 14% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2013, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years