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North Dorset road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 72 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2019, and 100 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 31% on 2018 (105), and casualties fell from 154.

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 2019
72
Down 31% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
100
Down 35% on 2018
Fatal collisions
5
6.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
22% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2019

6.9% of collisions in North Dorset in 2019 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal56.9%
  • Serious1622%
  • Slight5171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal55%
  • Serious1818%
  • Slight7777%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2019 is highlighted, with 72, down 31% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 72
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (22%)
  • Tuesday10 (14%)
  • Wednesday7 (9.7%)
  • Thursday15 (21%)
  • Friday7 (9.7%)
  • Saturday7 (9.7%)
  • Sunday10 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:590 (0%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (21%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5911 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5915 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5917 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (8.3%)
  • February6 (8.3%)
  • March4 (5.6%)
  • April8 (11%)
  • May3 (4.2%)
  • June6 (8.3%)
  • July8 (11%)
  • August9 (13%)
  • September6 (8.3%)
  • October6 (8.3%)
  • November5 (6.9%)
  • December5 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight62 (86%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds55 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds7 (9.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Other2 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry54 (75%)
  • Wet or damp16 (22%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (4.2%)
  • 30 mph22 (31%)
  • 40 mph9 (13%)
  • 50 mph4 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph34 (47%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway71 (99%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant70 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist9 (9%)
  • Van occupant8 (8%)
  • Cyclist7 (7%)
  • Pedestrian4 (4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (3%)
  • 11 to 153 (3%)
  • 16 to 209 (9%)
  • 21 to 258 (8%)
  • 26 to 3516 (16%)
  • 36 to 4512 (12%)
  • 46 to 5521 (21%)
  • 56 to 6510 (10%)
  • 66 to 7511 (11%)
  • Over 757 (7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider77 (77%)
  • Passenger19 (19%)
  • Pedestrian4 (4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car97 (75%)
  • Motorcycle8 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (5.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 and the 6 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 (6)

Accident hotspots in North Dorset in 2019

Blandford, Dorset, DT11 7XT area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Dorset in 2019, with 6 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2019

The A354 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2019: 10, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354101805
2ndA35091702
3rdB30926701
4thB30814500
5thA303300
6thA313401
7thA3573410
8thB30823410
9thB30911101
10thB31431100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2019

Blandford Forum and Shaftesbury had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2019, with 6 each.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2019

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2019: 37.

Dorset and its former districts in 2019

Dorset recorded 635 collisions in 2019, and 11% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2019, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years