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West Dorset road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 283 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 2012, and 408 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2011 (289), and casualties fell from 436.

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 2012
283
Down 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
408
Down 6% on 2011
Fatal collisions
6
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
21% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 2012

2.1% of collisions in West Dorset in 2012 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.1%
  • Serious5921%
  • Slight21877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious6917%
  • Slight33281%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 2012 is highlighted, with 283, down 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (16%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday43 (15%)
  • Saturday45 (16%)
  • Sunday35 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (6.4%)
  • February20 (7.1%)
  • March30 (11%)
  • April25 (8.8%)
  • May22 (7.8%)
  • June23 (8.1%)
  • July22 (7.8%)
  • August36 (13%)
  • September28 (9.9%)
  • October13 (4.6%)
  • November24 (8.5%)
  • December22 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds222 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry179 (63%)
  • Wet or damp95 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph90 (32%)
  • 40 mph20 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph26 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph137 (48%)
  • 70 mph9 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway256 (90%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dorset in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant286 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (12%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2067 (16%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3546 (11%)
  • 36 to 4559 (14%)
  • 46 to 5558 (14%)
  • 56 to 6536 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7535 (8.6%)
  • Over 7520 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (65%)
  • Passenger110 (27%)
  • Pedestrian31 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car391 (74%)
  • Motorcycle45 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in West Dorset in 2012

Dorchester West, Dorset, DT1 1RU area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dorset in 2012, with 19 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in West Dorset with the most crashes in 2012

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 2012: 66, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3566113110
2ndB3157222907
3rdA354142514
4thA3066121411
5thA352121701
6thA37121900
7thA30111713
8thB314581404
9thA35671201
10thB31475502
11thB31625500
12thA30304600
13thA3534401
14thB31504700
15thA30522200
16thB31442301
17thB31562300
18thB31632601
19thB33902311
20thB31431300

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 2012

Bridport had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 2012: 27.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 2012

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 2012: 100.

Dorset and its former districts in 2012

Dorset recorded 843 collisions in 2012, and 34% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 2012, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years