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West Dorset road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 346 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 2005, and 522 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2004 (388), and casualties fell from 602.

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 2005
346
Down 11% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
522
Down 13% on 2004
Fatal collisions
9
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
15% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 2005

2.6% of collisions in West Dorset in 2005 were fatal and 15% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.6%
  • Serious5315%
  • Slight28482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious8116%
  • Slight42982%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 2005 is highlighted, with 346, down 11% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (17%)
  • Thursday48 (14%)
  • Friday59 (17%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.6%)
  • February27 (7.8%)
  • March19 (5.5%)
  • April24 (6.9%)
  • May28 (8.1%)
  • June33 (9.5%)
  • July32 (9.2%)
  • August33 (9.5%)
  • September29 (8.4%)
  • October34 (9.8%)
  • November26 (7.5%)
  • December38 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (4.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (13%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry196 (57%)
  • Wet or damp139 (40%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph119 (34%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (2%)
  • 60 mph181 (52%)
  • 70 mph17 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway300 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dorset in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant384 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (4%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20107 (20%)
  • 21 to 2553 (10%)
  • 26 to 3585 (16%)
  • 36 to 4578 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.7%)
  • Over 7532 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (66%)
  • Passenger149 (29%)
  • Pedestrian31 (5.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car500 (74%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in West Dorset

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in West Dorset in 2005

Dorchester West, Dorset, DT1 1RU area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dorset in 2005, with 18 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Dorset with the most crashes in 2005

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 2005: 66, including 4 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3566100415
2ndB3157274724
3rdA352234404
4thA354152400
5thA3066131602
6thA356112111
7thA3791712
8thB315081001
9thA3071101
10thA3536600
11thB31476700
12thA30305611
13thB31455800
14thB31624501
15thB31654701
16thA3573300
17thB31433600
18thB31463500
19thB33903400
20thA30522600

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 2005

Dorchester, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 2005: 37.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 2005

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 2005: 112.

Dorset and its former districts in 2005

Dorset recorded 1,218 collisions in 2005, and 28% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 2005, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years