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North Dorset road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 113 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2017, and 153 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2016 (103), and casualties rose from 146.

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 2017
113
Up 10% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
153
Up 5% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
20% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2017

1.8% of collisions in North Dorset in 2017 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.8%
  • Serious2320%
  • Slight8878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious2818%
  • Slight12280%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2017 is highlighted, with 113, up 10% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (12%)
  • Tuesday17 (15%)
  • Wednesday20 (18%)
  • Thursday12 (11%)
  • Friday22 (19%)
  • Saturday9 (8%)
  • Sunday19 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5919 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January10 (8.8%)
  • February11 (9.7%)
  • March10 (8.8%)
  • April9 (8%)
  • May10 (8.8%)
  • June9 (8%)
  • July14 (12%)
  • August11 (9.7%)
  • September8 (7.1%)
  • October2 (1.8%)
  • November6 (5.3%)
  • December13 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight84 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds83 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (4.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry74 (65%)
  • Wet or damp33 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (5.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph43 (38%)
  • 40 mph6 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph61 (54%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway108 (96%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.7%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant98 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (12%)
  • Pedestrian16 (10%)
  • Van occupant9 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist7 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 104 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 153 (2%)
  • 16 to 2015 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2524 (16%)
  • 26 to 3528 (18%)
  • 36 to 4520 (13%)
  • 46 to 5516 (10%)
  • 56 to 6516 (10%)
  • 66 to 7516 (10%)
  • Over 7510 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider106 (69%)
  • Passenger31 (20%)
  • Pedestrian16 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car138 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (10%)
  • Motorcycle17 (8.7%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (8)

Accident hotspots in North Dorset in 2017

Shaftesbury Town, Dorset, SP7 8TL area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Dorset in 2017, with 9 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2017

The A354 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2017: 14, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354142503
2ndA350111702
3rdB3081111303
4thA30101302
5thA3575601
6thB30925601
7thB30914510
8thB30822301
9thA3031300
10thA311200
11thB31461101

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2017

Shaftesbury had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2017: 12.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2017

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2017: 44.

Dorset and its former districts in 2017

Dorset recorded 740 collisions in 2017, and 15% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2017, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2017.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years