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West Dorset road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 308 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 2008, and 461 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2007 (342), and casualties fell from 502.

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 2008
308
Down 10% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
461
Down 8% on 2007
Fatal collisions
7
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
18% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 2008

2.3% of collisions in West Dorset in 2008 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious5418%
  • Slight24780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious6213%
  • Slight38984%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 2008 is highlighted, with 308, down 10% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday31 (10%)
  • Friday48 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (7.1%)
  • February18 (5.8%)
  • March20 (6.5%)
  • April27 (8.8%)
  • May23 (7.5%)
  • June25 (8.1%)
  • July28 (9.1%)
  • August33 (11%)
  • September23 (7.5%)
  • October28 (9.1%)
  • November24 (7.8%)
  • December37 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (5.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (61%)
  • Wet or damp103 (33%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph91 (30%)
  • 40 mph19 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph158 (51%)
  • 70 mph22 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dorset in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (10%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist20 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2079 (17%)
  • 21 to 2558 (13%)
  • 26 to 3571 (15%)
  • 36 to 4560 (13%)
  • 46 to 5557 (12%)
  • 56 to 6549 (11%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.9%)
  • Over 7523 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider315 (68%)
  • Passenger121 (26%)
  • Pedestrian25 (5.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car433 (76%)
  • Motorcycle44 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Dorchester West, Dorset, DT1 1RU area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dorset in 2008, with 19 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Dorset with the most crashes in 2008

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 2008: 54, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA355484210
2ndA352284619
3rdA30152406
4thB3157142503
5thA3066132003
6thA354132113
7thA37132001
8thB3162101200
9thA35671100
10thB314771300
11thB31657901
12thB31445501
13thA30524602
14thA30303401
15thB31433501
16thB31453300
17thB31503301
18thB33903301
19thB31632201
20thA3381100

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 2008

Dorchester, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 2008: 28.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 2008

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 2008: 110.

Dorset and its former districts in 2008

Dorset recorded 1,100 collisions in 2008, and 28% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2008.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years