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North Dorset road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 104 road traffic collisions in North Dorset in 2025, and 131 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2024 (111), and casualties fell from 141.

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 2025
104
Down 6% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
131
Down 7% on 2024
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
25% of collisions

Crash severity in North Dorset in 2025

None of the collisions in North Dorset in 2025 were fatal and 25% were serious, against 2.4% and 20% in North Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2625%
  • Slight7875%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3224%
  • Slight9976%

North Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in North Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 286 in 2000. 2025 is highlighted, with 104, down 6% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 104
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (15%)
  • Tuesday18 (17%)
  • Wednesday15 (14%)
  • Thursday13 (13%)
  • Friday17 (16%)
  • Saturday13 (13%)
  • Sunday12 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (4.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5912 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (9.6%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (11%)
  • February6 (5.8%)
  • March7 (6.7%)
  • April14 (13%)
  • May14 (13%)
  • June5 (4.8%)
  • July7 (6.7%)
  • August6 (5.8%)
  • September11 (11%)
  • October5 (4.8%)
  • November11 (11%)
  • December7 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight78 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (6.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds96 (92%)
  • Raining, no high winds4 (3.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry85 (82%)
  • Wet or damp14 (13%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph35 (34%)
  • 40 mph5 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph54 (52%)
  • 70 mph1 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway93 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in North Dorset in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant87 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (13%)
  • Cyclist8 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (4.6%)
  • Pedestrian5 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (1.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 152 (1.5%)
  • 16 to 2012 (9.2%)
  • 21 to 2512 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3520 (15%)
  • 36 to 4519 (15%)
  • 46 to 5516 (12%)
  • 56 to 6524 (18%)
  • 66 to 7516 (12%)
  • Over 7510 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider106 (81%)
  • Passenger20 (15%)
  • Pedestrian5 (3.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car122 (70%)
  • Motorcycle17 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (4.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for North Dorset in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Blandford, Dorset, DT11 7PJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in North Dorset in 2025, with 6 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in North Dorset with the most crashes in 2025

The A354 had the most collisions in North Dorset in 2025: 12, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in North Dorset, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354121602
2ndA35081101
3rdB30818900
4thA307901
5thA35771002
6thB30927902
7thB30826601
8thB30916600
9thB31433302
10thA3031401
11thA311101
12thA371201
13thA601101
14thB30751100

Towns in North Dorset: crashes in 2025

Shaftesbury had the most collisions of any town in North Dorset in 2025: 8.

Postcode districts in North Dorset: crashes in 2025

DT11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in North Dorset in 2025: 40.

Dorset and its former districts in 2025

Dorset recorded 675 collisions in 2025, and 15% of them were in the old North Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in North Dorset in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in North Dorset in 2025, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

North Dorset road accidents in other years