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West Dorset road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 2011, and 436 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2010 (267), and casualties rose from 401.

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 2011
289
Up 8% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
436
Up 9% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
19% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 2011

1.4% of collisions in West Dorset in 2011 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious5419%
  • Slight23180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6314%
  • Slight36985%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 2011 is highlighted, with 289, up 8% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (12%)
  • Tuesday35 (12%)
  • Wednesday43 (15%)
  • Thursday33 (11%)
  • Friday61 (21%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (10%)
  • February19 (6.6%)
  • March20 (6.9%)
  • April16 (5.5%)
  • May21 (7.3%)
  • June29 (10%)
  • July38 (13%)
  • August25 (8.7%)
  • September35 (12%)
  • October17 (5.9%)
  • November20 (6.9%)
  • December20 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight226 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (8.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry199 (69%)
  • Wet or damp72 (25%)
  • Frost or ice18 (6.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph93 (32%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph27 (9.3%)
  • 60 mph144 (50%)
  • 70 mph13 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway261 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dorset in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant305 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1523 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2082 (19%)
  • 21 to 2544 (10%)
  • 26 to 3560 (14%)
  • 36 to 4567 (15%)
  • 46 to 5551 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (11%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.6%)
  • Over 7524 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider283 (65%)
  • Passenger125 (29%)
  • Pedestrian28 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car392 (73%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Dorchester West, Dorset, DT1 1RU area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dorset in 2011, with 14 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in West Dorset with the most crashes in 2011

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 2011: 58, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3558112110
2ndB3157294524
3rdA3066131507
4thA352132105
5thA30121404
6thA37122000
7thB3147101601
8thA35471601
9thA35661002
10thB31455501
11thA35341001
12thB31624500
13thA30303501
14thA30523300
15thB31433300
16thB31593401
17thB31632200
18thB31652400
19thB31421100
20thB31441100

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 2011

Bridport had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 2011: 21.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 2011

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 2011: 99.

Dorset and its former districts in 2011

Dorset recorded 852 collisions in 2011, and 34% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2011.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years