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North Dorset road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 96 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2014, and 153 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2013 (111), and casualties fell from 167.

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 2014
96
Down 14% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
153
Down 8% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
26% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2014

3.1% of collisions in North Dorset in 2014 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal33.1%
  • Serious2526%
  • Slight6871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious3523%
  • Slight11575%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2014 is highlighted, with 96, down 14% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 96
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (8.3%)
  • Tuesday13 (14%)
  • Wednesday14 (15%)
  • Thursday19 (20%)
  • Friday20 (21%)
  • Saturday11 (11%)
  • Sunday11 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:596 (6.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (30%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5921 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (4.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (7.3%)
  • February7 (7.3%)
  • March9 (9.4%)
  • April4 (4.2%)
  • May5 (5.2%)
  • June9 (9.4%)
  • July10 (10%)
  • August15 (16%)
  • September7 (7.3%)
  • October8 (8.3%)
  • November5 (5.2%)
  • December10 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight75 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (6.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds79 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry63 (66%)
  • Wet or damp30 (31%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (2.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph32 (33%)
  • 40 mph6 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (1%)
  • 60 mph55 (57%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway91 (95%)
  • Roundabout3 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant104 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian11 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist5 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 153 (2%)
  • 16 to 2017 (11%)
  • 21 to 2519 (12%)
  • 26 to 3533 (22%)
  • 36 to 4515 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5512 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6516 (10%)
  • 66 to 7514 (9.2%)
  • Over 7518 (12%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider93 (61%)
  • Passenger49 (32%)
  • Pedestrian11 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car130 (74%)
  • Motorcycle12 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle5 (2.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Dorset in 2014, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2014

The A350 and B3081 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2014, with 12 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350122406
2ndB3081121712
3rdA354101402
4thA3071010
5thB309261101
6thB30823300
7thA3572301
8thB31462301
9thA311510
10thB30911100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2014

Gillingham, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2014: 12.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2014

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2014: 38.

Dorset and its former districts in 2014

Dorset recorded 815 collisions in 2014, and 12% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2014, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2014.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years