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North Dorset road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 102 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2020, and 146 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 42% on 2019 (72), and casualties rose from 100.

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 2020
102
Up 42% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
146
Up 46% on 2019
Fatal collisions
1
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
31% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2020

1% of collisions in North Dorset in 2020 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11%
  • Serious3231%
  • Slight6968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3625%
  • Slight10975%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2020 is highlighted, with 102, up 42% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 102
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (8.8%)
  • Tuesday18 (18%)
  • Wednesday11 (11%)
  • Thursday17 (17%)
  • Friday14 (14%)
  • Saturday17 (17%)
  • Sunday16 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (8.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (23%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5921 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (14%)
  • February11 (11%)
  • March6 (5.9%)
  • April2 (2%)
  • May8 (7.8%)
  • June11 (11%)
  • July8 (7.8%)
  • August10 (9.8%)
  • September7 (6.9%)
  • October11 (11%)
  • November4 (3.9%)
  • December10 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight76 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds79 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (5.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Other3 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry64 (63%)
  • Wet or damp35 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph41 (40%)
  • 40 mph5 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (2%)
  • 60 mph54 (53%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway100 (98%)
  • Roundabout2 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant102 (70%)
  • Pedestrian14 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant11 (7.5%)
  • Motorcyclist8 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist6 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 156 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2014 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2510 (6.8%)
  • 26 to 3530 (21%)
  • 36 to 4520 (14%)
  • 46 to 5528 (19%)
  • 56 to 6511 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7510 (6.8%)
  • Over 757 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider98 (67%)
  • Passenger34 (23%)
  • Pedestrian14 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car132 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (13%)
  • Motorcycle8 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 2020

Shaftesbury Town, Dorset, SP7 8TL area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Dorset in 2020, with 11 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2020

The A354 and A357 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2020, with 10 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354101613
2ndA357101704
3rdA35091403
4thB308191002
5thA306901
6thB30916902
7thB309261302
8thB30824401
9thA311201
10thB31431100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2020

Shaftesbury had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2020: 12.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2020

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2020: 42.

Dorset and its former districts in 2020

Dorset recorded 563 collisions in 2020, and 18% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2020, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years