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West Dorset road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 438 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 2000, and 710 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1999 (401), and casualties rose from 633.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,774 collisions in West Dorset.

District council until April 2019, now part of Dorset. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 2000
438
Up 9% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
710
Up 12% on 1999
Fatal collisions
9
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 2000

2.1% of collisions in West Dorset in 2000 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious6816%
  • Slight36182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.3%
  • Serious8011%
  • Slight62187%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 2000 is highlighted, with 438, up 9% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025207297
2024248331
2023209285
2022217316
2021222298
2020159226
2019209304
2018189265
2017225328
2016248382
2015277409
2014262384
2013249356
2012283408
2011289436
2010267401
2009317455
2008308461
2007342502
2006372581
2005346522
2004388602
2003359554
2002426663
2001441656
2000438710
1999401633
1998467699
1997440662
1996425671
1995355611
1994431686
1993392626
1992405662
1991391620
1990389616
1989386632
1988393584
1987400611
1986363538
1985358530
1984411621
1983341490
1982382573
1981367569
1980390540
1979390566

When and where crashes happen in West Dorset in 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (9.4%)
  • Tuesday71 (16%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (13%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday68 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.5%)
  • February27 (6.2%)
  • March27 (6.2%)
  • April37 (8.4%)
  • May39 (8.9%)
  • June31 (7.1%)
  • July32 (7.3%)
  • August58 (13%)
  • September41 (9.4%)
  • October46 (11%)
  • November39 (8.9%)
  • December28 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit84 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (54%)
  • Wet or damp193 (44%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph135 (31%)
  • 40 mph33 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph255 (58%)
  • 70 mph13 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway400 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dorset in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant556 (78%)
  • Pedestrian55 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant28 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist18 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2096 (14%)
  • 21 to 2583 (12%)
  • 26 to 35121 (17%)
  • 36 to 45102 (14%)
  • 46 to 5582 (12%)
  • 56 to 6563 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7546 (6.5%)
  • Over 7533 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider432 (61%)
  • Passenger223 (31%)
  • Pedestrian55 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car675 (83%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle32 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 in West Dorset

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in West Dorset with the most crashes in 2000

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 2000: 95, including 4 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3595178414
2ndB3157406417
3rdA3066234105
4thA352233101
5thA37223925
6thA30172601
7thA354152802
8thB3162111500
9thA353102102
10thB3150101401
11thA35681101
12thB314381101
13thB314771312
14thB31635500
15thA30524400
16thB31444901
17thB33904700
18thB31453301
19thA30302201
20thB31592300

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 2000

Bridport had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 2000: 32.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 2000

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 2000: 167.

Dorset and its former districts in 2000

Dorset recorded 1,420 collisions in 2000, and 31% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 2000, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years