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West Dorset road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 249 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 2013, and 356 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2012 (283), and casualties fell from 408.

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 2013
249
Down 12% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
356
Down 13% on 2012
Fatal collisions
6
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
20% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 2013

2.4% of collisions in West Dorset in 2013 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62.4%
  • Serious5120%
  • Slight19277%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious6017%
  • Slight29081%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 2013 is highlighted, with 249, down 12% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (13%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (16%)
  • Thursday48 (19%)
  • Friday35 (14%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday26 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5967 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5929 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6.4%)
  • February19 (7.6%)
  • March15 (6%)
  • April18 (7.2%)
  • May23 (9.2%)
  • June19 (7.6%)
  • July30 (12%)
  • August30 (12%)
  • September15 (6%)
  • October24 (9.6%)
  • November20 (8%)
  • December20 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (6.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (6.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (71%)
  • Wet or damp67 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph94 (38%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph21 (8.4%)
  • 60 mph114 (46%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (90%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dorset in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (12%)
  • Pedestrian40 (11%)
  • Cyclist23 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.5%)
  • 16 to 2048 (13%)
  • 21 to 2550 (14%)
  • 26 to 3553 (15%)
  • 36 to 4554 (15%)
  • 46 to 5552 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (8.4%)
  • Over 7515 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (65%)
  • Passenger85 (24%)
  • Pedestrian40 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car313 (70%)
  • Motorcycle43 (9.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Dorchester West, Dorset, DT1 1RU area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dorset in 2013, with 15 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in West Dorset with the most crashes in 2013

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 2013: 47, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354777211
2ndA352172303
3rdA3066162703
4thB3157161814
5thA30111601
6thA37112003
7thA35481011
8thB31627900
9thB31446601
10thB31476802
11thB31505501
12thA30304402
13thA3534402
14thA35641012
15thB31593702
16thB31653600
17thB31432200
18thA30521100
19thB31451300
20thB31481100

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 2013

Dorchester, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 2013: 31.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 2013

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 2013: 74.

Dorset and its former districts in 2013

Dorset recorded 799 collisions in 2013, and 31% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 2013, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years