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North Dorset road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 118 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2022, and 148 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were up 36% on 2021 (87), and casualties rose from 106.

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 2022
118
Up 36% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
148
Up 40% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
25% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2022

0.8% of collisions in North Dorset in 2022 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2925%
  • Slight8875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2920%
  • Slight11880%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2022 is highlighted, with 118, up 36% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 118
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday10 (8.5%)
  • Tuesday15 (13%)
  • Wednesday22 (19%)
  • Thursday15 (13%)
  • Friday22 (19%)
  • Saturday16 (14%)
  • Sunday18 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (9.3%)
  • February6 (5.1%)
  • March9 (7.6%)
  • April12 (10%)
  • May8 (6.8%)
  • June7 (5.9%)
  • July13 (11%)
  • August8 (6.8%)
  • September12 (10%)
  • October12 (10%)
  • November7 (5.9%)
  • December13 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight86 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds100 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry80 (68%)
  • Wet or damp25 (21%)
  • Frost or ice11 (9.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.5%)
  • 30 mph34 (29%)
  • 40 mph9 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph64 (54%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway113 (96%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant94 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (11%)
  • Pedestrian15 (10%)
  • Cyclist12 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 151 (0.7%)
  • 16 to 2014 (9.5%)
  • 21 to 2513 (8.8%)
  • 26 to 3524 (16%)
  • 36 to 4519 (13%)
  • 46 to 5521 (14%)
  • 56 to 6520 (14%)
  • 66 to 7515 (10%)
  • Over 7517 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider116 (78%)
  • Passenger17 (11%)
  • Pedestrian15 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car152 (73%)
  • Motorcycle16 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (3.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 and the 7 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 (7)

Accident hotspots in North Dorset in 2022

Shaftesbury Town, Dorset, SP7 8TL area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Dorset in 2022, with 10 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2022

The A354 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2022: 19, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354192408
2ndB3081151804
3rdA30132103
4thA350111501
5thB30928902
6thA3577803
7thB30917911
8thB31433301
9thB30822200
10thA311100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2022

Shaftesbury had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2022: 12.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2022

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2022: 46.

Dorset and its former districts in 2022

Dorset recorded 712 collisions in 2022, and 17% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2022, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2022.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years