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North Dorset road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 90 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2023, and 124 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2022 (118), and casualties fell from 148.

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 2023
90
Down 24% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
124
Down 16% on 2022
Fatal collisions
1
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
18% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2023

1.1% of collisions in North Dorset in 2023 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal11.1%
  • Serious1618%
  • Slight7381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious1815%
  • Slight10585%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2023 is highlighted, with 90, down 24% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 90
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (13%)
  • Tuesday10 (11%)
  • Wednesday22 (24%)
  • Thursday8 (8.9%)
  • Friday15 (17%)
  • Saturday10 (11%)
  • Sunday13 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (7.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:596 (6.7%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (8.9%)
  • February6 (6.7%)
  • March3 (3.3%)
  • April4 (4.4%)
  • May10 (11%)
  • June5 (5.6%)
  • July10 (11%)
  • August7 (7.8%)
  • September13 (14%)
  • October9 (10%)
  • November8 (8.9%)
  • December7 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight64 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (4.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds69 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.1%)
  • Other1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry57 (63%)
  • Wet or damp29 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (4.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph27 (30%)
  • 40 mph13 (14%)
  • 50 mph4 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph44 (49%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway85 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout2 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant95 (77%)
  • Cyclist9 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist6 (4.8%)
  • Pedestrian5 (4%)
  • Van occupant5 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 157 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2015 (12%)
  • 21 to 2513 (10%)
  • 26 to 3526 (21%)
  • 36 to 4511 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 557 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6517 (14%)
  • 66 to 7518 (15%)
  • Over 757 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider99 (80%)
  • Passenger20 (16%)
  • Pedestrian5 (4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car129 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle6 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

Accident hotspots in North Dorset in 2023

Blandford, Dorset, DT11 7PJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Dorset in 2023, with 9 collisions.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2023

The B3081 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2023: 11, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3081111502
2ndA354101200
3rdA35081703
4thB30928810
5thA3576701
6thA304703
7thB30914401
8thB30823600
9thA30301100
10thB30751100
11thB31431200

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2023

Shaftesbury had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2023: 10.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2023

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2023: 35.

Dorset and its former districts in 2023

Dorset recorded 662 collisions in 2023, and 14% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2023, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years