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West Dorset road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 2016, and 382 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2015 (277), and casualties fell from 409.

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 2016
248
Down 10% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
382
Down 7% on 2015
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
21% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 2016

0.4% of collisions in West Dorset in 2016 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5221%
  • Slight19579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious6016%
  • Slight32184%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 2016 is highlighted, with 248, down 10% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (15%)
  • Tuesday48 (19%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday27 (11%)
  • Friday43 (17%)
  • Saturday23 (9.3%)
  • Sunday36 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9.7%)
  • February13 (5.2%)
  • March22 (8.9%)
  • April21 (8.5%)
  • May23 (9.3%)
  • June17 (6.9%)
  • July17 (6.9%)
  • August25 (10%)
  • September23 (9.3%)
  • October15 (6%)
  • November19 (7.7%)
  • December29 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds197 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Other5 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry164 (66%)
  • Wet or damp71 (29%)
  • Frost or ice13 (5.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph81 (33%)
  • 40 mph10 (4%)
  • 50 mph18 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph116 (47%)
  • 70 mph23 (9.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway213 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (13%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dorset in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant281 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (10%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist19 (5%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2077 (20%)
  • 21 to 2540 (10%)
  • 26 to 3564 (17%)
  • 36 to 4540 (10%)
  • 46 to 5540 (10%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (8.4%)
  • Over 7529 (7.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider256 (67%)
  • Passenger106 (28%)
  • Pedestrian20 (5.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (75%)
  • Motorcycle39 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Winterborne & Broadmayne, Dorset, DT2 9DL area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dorset in 2016, with 11 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in West Dorset with the most crashes in 2016

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 2016: 57, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3557120013
2ndA352223006
3rdB3157172203
4thA37142212
5thA30121602
6thA354101702
7thA3567801
8thA30665701
9thB31445600
10thB31475803
11thB31505501
12thB31625601
13thA3534400
14thA30303400
15thB31453701
16thB31643301
17thB33902601
18thA30521100
19thB31431201
20thB31481100

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 2016

Dorchester, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 2016: 21.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 2016

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 2016: 101.

Dorset and its former districts in 2016

Dorset recorded 775 collisions in 2016, and 32% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years