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North Dorset road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 111 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2024, and 141 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 2023 (90), and casualties rose from 124.

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 2024
111
Up 23% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
141
Up 14% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
16% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2024

1.8% of collisions in North Dorset in 2024 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.8%
  • Serious1816%
  • Slight9182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious2014%
  • Slight11984%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2024 is highlighted, with 111, up 23% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 111
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (14%)
  • Tuesday15 (14%)
  • Wednesday16 (14%)
  • Thursday20 (18%)
  • Friday14 (13%)
  • Saturday18 (16%)
  • Sunday12 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5911 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:598 (7.2%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (13%)
  • February2 (1.8%)
  • March13 (12%)
  • April7 (6.3%)
  • May19 (17%)
  • June13 (12%)
  • July7 (6.3%)
  • August9 (8.1%)
  • September9 (8.1%)
  • October4 (3.6%)
  • November10 (9%)
  • December4 (3.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight88 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds93 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (3.6%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry75 (68%)
  • Wet or damp29 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (6.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (4.5%)
  • 30 mph33 (30%)
  • 40 mph12 (11%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph59 (53%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway106 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant95 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (11%)
  • Pedestrian15 (11%)
  • Cyclist8 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 155 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2024 (17%)
  • 21 to 2511 (7.8%)
  • 26 to 3518 (13%)
  • 36 to 4522 (16%)
  • 46 to 5521 (15%)
  • 56 to 6519 (13%)
  • 66 to 7510 (7.1%)
  • Over 756 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider105 (74%)
  • Passenger21 (15%)
  • Pedestrian15 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car141 (75%)
  • Motorcycle16 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Dorset in 2024, with 8 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2024

The B3081 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2024: 20, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3081202604
2ndA354101200
3rdA3081002
4thA35781110
5thB30918801
6thA3504511
7thA313300
8thB30823300
9thB30922300
10thB30751100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2024

Gillingham, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2024: 10.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2024

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2024: 48.

Dorset and its former districts in 2024

Dorset recorded 686 collisions in 2024, and 16% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 7 December 2024.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years