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North Dorset road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 87 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2021, and 106 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2020 (102), and casualties fell 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 2021
87
Down 15% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
106
Down 27% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
4.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
18% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2021

4.6% of collisions in North Dorset in 2021 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal44.6%
  • Serious1618%
  • Slight6777%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal43.8%
  • Serious1918%
  • Slight8378%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2021 is highlighted, with 87, down 15% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 87
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (10%)
  • Tuesday15 (17%)
  • Wednesday17 (20%)
  • Thursday5 (5.7%)
  • Friday14 (16%)
  • Saturday17 (20%)
  • Sunday10 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (5.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:599 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5913 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5915 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January3 (3.4%)
  • February3 (3.4%)
  • March5 (5.7%)
  • April8 (9.2%)
  • May4 (4.6%)
  • June7 (8%)
  • July14 (16%)
  • August9 (10%)
  • September8 (9.2%)
  • October10 (11%)
  • November4 (4.6%)
  • December12 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight55 (63%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (5.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds73 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry63 (72%)
  • Wet or damp22 (25%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph26 (30%)
  • 40 mph9 (10%)
  • 50 mph1 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph51 (59%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway84 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant68 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (13%)
  • Pedestrian10 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist7 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.9%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.9%)
  • 16 to 2011 (10%)
  • 21 to 2517 (16%)
  • 26 to 3520 (19%)
  • 36 to 4514 (13%)
  • 46 to 5515 (14%)
  • 56 to 6511 (10%)
  • 66 to 758 (7.5%)
  • Over 757 (6.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider80 (75%)
  • Passenger16 (15%)
  • Pedestrian10 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car108 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle11 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (3.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (6)

Accident hotspots in North Dorset in 2021

Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Dorset in 2021, with 5 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2021

The B3081 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2021: 11, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3081111313
2ndA357101302
3rdA3548911
4thB309281101
5thA3071001
6thB30825601
7thA3504601
8thA313402
9thB30912200
10thA30301100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2021

Gillingham, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2021: 6.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2021

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2021: 30.

Dorset and its former districts in 2021

Dorset recorded 621 collisions in 2021, and 14% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2021, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years