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North Dorset road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 131 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2015, and 171 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were up 36% on 2014 (96), and casualties rose from 153.

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 2015
131
Up 36% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
171
Up 12% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
18% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2015

1.5% of collisions in North Dorset in 2015 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.5%
  • Serious2318%
  • Slight10681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.2%
  • Serious3219%
  • Slight13780%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2015 is highlighted, with 131, up 36% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 131
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (12%)
  • Tuesday22 (17%)
  • Wednesday28 (21%)
  • Thursday19 (15%)
  • Friday16 (12%)
  • Saturday19 (15%)
  • Sunday11 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5924 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5924 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (11%)
  • February12 (9.2%)
  • March11 (8.4%)
  • April10 (7.6%)
  • May8 (6.1%)
  • June10 (7.6%)
  • July9 (6.9%)
  • August9 (6.9%)
  • September10 (7.6%)
  • October14 (11%)
  • November13 (9.9%)
  • December10 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight99 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (6.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds102 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry80 (61%)
  • Wet or damp44 (34%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph38 (29%)
  • 40 mph10 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph78 (60%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway126 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant117 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (12%)
  • Pedestrian12 (7%)
  • Cyclist7 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Horse rider2 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.6%)
  • 11 to 1512 (7%)
  • 16 to 2023 (13%)
  • 21 to 2514 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3525 (15%)
  • 36 to 4528 (16%)
  • 46 to 5526 (15%)
  • 56 to 6514 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (6.4%)
  • Over 7512 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider124 (73%)
  • Passenger35 (20%)
  • Pedestrian12 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car163 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle20 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Blandford, Dorset, DT11 7PJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Dorset in 2015, with 8 collisions.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2015

The A350 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2015: 20, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA350203115
2ndA354172003
3rdA30152415
4thB3081121701
5thB30918901
6thB309281201
7thB30827701
8thA3573300
9thA30301100
10thA311200
11thA351100
12thB31461100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2015

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2015: 9.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2015

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2015: 49.

Dorset and its former districts in 2015

Dorset recorded 861 collisions in 2015, and 15% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2015, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years