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West Dorset road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 277 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 2015, and 409 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2014 (262), and casualties rose from 384.

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 2015
277
Up 6% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
409
Up 7% on 2014
Fatal collisions
11
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
21% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 2015

4% of collisions in West Dorset in 2015 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal114%
  • Serious5721%
  • Slight20975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.9%
  • Serious7318%
  • Slight32479%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 2015 is highlighted, with 277, up 6% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (12%)
  • Wednesday45 (16%)
  • Thursday44 (16%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (5.4%)
  • February23 (8.3%)
  • March18 (6.5%)
  • April35 (13%)
  • May17 (6.1%)
  • June19 (6.9%)
  • July33 (12%)
  • August30 (11%)
  • September19 (6.9%)
  • October24 (8.7%)
  • November21 (7.6%)
  • December23 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (6.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (7.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (3.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Other3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (71%)
  • Wet or damp75 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph89 (32%)
  • 40 mph14 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph152 (55%)
  • 70 mph14 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway249 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout9 (3.2%)
  • 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 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant279 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist31 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2050 (12%)
  • 21 to 2551 (12%)
  • 26 to 3567 (16%)
  • 36 to 4555 (13%)
  • 46 to 5557 (14%)
  • 56 to 6543 (11%)
  • 66 to 7531 (7.6%)
  • Over 7528 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (68%)
  • Passenger100 (24%)
  • Pedestrian32 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car384 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (9%)
  • Motorcycle37 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NZ area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dorset in 2015, with 20 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in West Dorset with the most crashes in 2015

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 2015: 58, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA355893410
2ndA354163713
3rdA352151902
4thA37152721
5thB3157141713
6thA30111313
7thA3066101807
8thB314781211
9thB31507800
10thB31627803
11thB31435801
12thB31455701
13thA3564802
14thA3533501
15thB31443801
16thB31593300
17thB31632200
18thB31652200
19thB33902300
20thA30301100

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 2015

Dorchester, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 2015: 26.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 2015

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 2015: 98.

Dorset and its former districts in 2015

Dorset recorded 861 collisions in 2015, and 32% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 2015, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2015.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years