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North Dorset road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 105 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2018, and 154 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2017 (113), 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 2018
105
Down 7% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
154
Up 1% on 2017
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
23% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2018

None of the collisions in North Dorset in 2018 were fatal and 23% were serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2423%
  • Slight8177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3019%
  • Slight12481%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2018 is highlighted, with 105, down 7% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 105
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (18%)
  • Tuesday21 (20%)
  • Wednesday13 (12%)
  • Thursday15 (14%)
  • Friday12 (11%)
  • Saturday17 (16%)
  • Sunday8 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (23%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5922 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5922 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (5.7%)
  • February13 (12%)
  • March9 (8.6%)
  • April5 (4.8%)
  • May7 (6.7%)
  • June9 (8.6%)
  • July13 (12%)
  • August8 (7.6%)
  • September7 (6.7%)
  • October8 (7.6%)
  • November9 (8.6%)
  • December11 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight83 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds93 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds5 (4.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)
  • Other1 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry77 (73%)
  • Wet or damp22 (21%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.8%)
  • Snow2 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (1%)
  • 30 mph33 (31%)
  • 40 mph13 (12%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph56 (53%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway95 (90%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.9%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant113 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (10%)
  • Pedestrian12 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist2 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 153 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2012 (7.8%)
  • 21 to 2523 (15%)
  • 26 to 3522 (14%)
  • 36 to 4519 (12%)
  • 46 to 5522 (14%)
  • 56 to 6519 (12%)
  • 66 to 7515 (9.7%)
  • Over 7510 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider100 (65%)
  • Passenger42 (27%)
  • Pedestrian12 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car149 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (12%)
  • Motorcycle16 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Blandford, Dorset, DT11 7PJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Dorset in 2018, with 12 collisions.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2018

The A354 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2018: 11, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354112203
2ndA30101101
3rdB3081101202
4thA35791502
5thA35061103
6thB30826801
7thA313400
8thB30913302
9thB30922200
10thA30301100
11thB31431101

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2018

Blandford Forum had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2018: 11.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2018

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2018: 50.

Dorset and its former districts in 2018

Dorset recorded 638 collisions in 2018, and 16% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2018, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2018.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years