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West Dorset road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 267 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 2010, and 401 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2009 (317), and casualties fell from 455.

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 2010
267
Down 16% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
401
Down 12% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
21% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 2010

0.4% of collisions in West Dorset in 2010 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5721%
  • Slight20978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6616%
  • Slight33483%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 2010 is highlighted, with 267, down 16% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (13%)
  • Tuesday39 (15%)
  • Wednesday32 (12%)
  • Thursday33 (12%)
  • Friday56 (21%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.1%)
  • February13 (4.9%)
  • March24 (9%)
  • April18 (6.7%)
  • May17 (6.4%)
  • June28 (10%)
  • July32 (12%)
  • August30 (11%)
  • September21 (7.9%)
  • October17 (6.4%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December19 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (3.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds230 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (8.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (68%)
  • Wet or damp57 (21%)
  • Frost or ice22 (8.2%)
  • Snow6 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph92 (34%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph14 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph136 (51%)
  • 70 mph8 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout8 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dorset in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist23 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant23 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2065 (16%)
  • 21 to 2555 (14%)
  • 26 to 3544 (11%)
  • 36 to 4571 (18%)
  • 46 to 5555 (14%)
  • 56 to 6546 (11%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.7%)
  • Over 7518 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (69%)
  • Passenger97 (24%)
  • Pedestrian29 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car383 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Dorchester West, Dorset, DT1 1RU area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dorset in 2010, with 17 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in West Dorset with the most crashes in 2010

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 2010: 48, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354893010
2ndB3157244013
3rdA37153202
4thA352131603
5thA3066121606
6thA3091204
7thA35481302
8thB316281002
9thA35661102
10thB31475601
11thB31505501
12thA30304501
13thA30524400
14thB31434701
15thA3532200
16thB31442201
17thB31452200
18thB31642200
19thB31652501
20thB31481100

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 2010

Dorchester, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 2010: 27.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 2010

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 2010: 105.

Dorset and its former districts in 2010

Dorset recorded 916 collisions in 2010, and 29% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 2010, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years