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West Dorset road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 262 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 2014, and 384 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2013 (249), and casualties rose from 356.

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 2014
262
Up 5% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
384
Up 8% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
16% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 2014

1.9% of collisions in West Dorset in 2014 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious4316%
  • Slight21482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious5013%
  • Slight32986%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 2014 is highlighted, with 262, up 5% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (11%)
  • Tuesday35 (13%)
  • Wednesday40 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (19%)
  • Friday44 (17%)
  • Saturday32 (12%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6.5%)
  • February25 (9.5%)
  • March21 (8%)
  • April10 (3.8%)
  • May18 (6.9%)
  • June23 (8.8%)
  • July31 (12%)
  • August23 (8.8%)
  • September25 (9.5%)
  • October29 (11%)
  • November17 (6.5%)
  • December23 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (9.9%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (69%)
  • Wet or damp78 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph85 (32%)
  • 40 mph16 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph15 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph130 (50%)
  • 70 mph16 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.2%)
  • 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 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.8%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2036 (9.4%)
  • 21 to 2552 (14%)
  • 26 to 3553 (14%)
  • 36 to 4559 (15%)
  • 46 to 5556 (15%)
  • 56 to 6541 (11%)
  • 66 to 7536 (9.4%)
  • Over 7518 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider252 (66%)
  • Passenger106 (28%)
  • Pedestrian26 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car376 (75%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Dorchester West, Dorset, DT1 1RU area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dorset in 2014, with 15 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Dorset with the most crashes in 2014

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 2014: 60, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA356010225
2ndA352192703
3rdA3066152012
4thA354152503
5thB3157121501
6thA3091201
7thA35391401
8thB315091201
9thA3781512
10thB31436700
11thB31476601
12thA3565501
13thB31444900
14thB31453500
15thB31633300
16thB31653500
17thB33903800
18thA30302200
19thB31622300
20thA30521100

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 2014

Dorchester, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 2014: 25.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 2014

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 2014: 94.

Dorset and its former districts in 2014

Dorset recorded 815 collisions in 2014, and 32% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years