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West Dorset road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 225 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 2017, and 328 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2016 (248), and casualties fell from 382.

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 2017
225
Down 9% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
328
Down 14% on 2016
Fatal collisions
10
4.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
20% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 2017

4.4% of collisions in West Dorset in 2017 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal104.4%
  • Serious4420%
  • Slight17176%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal103%
  • Serious5918%
  • Slight25979%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 2017 is highlighted, with 225, down 9% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (14%)
  • Wednesday38 (17%)
  • Thursday34 (15%)
  • Friday40 (18%)
  • Saturday25 (11%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (7.6%)
  • February14 (6.2%)
  • March21 (9.3%)
  • April17 (7.6%)
  • May19 (8.4%)
  • June15 (6.7%)
  • July27 (12%)
  • August15 (6.7%)
  • September15 (6.7%)
  • October22 (9.8%)
  • November19 (8.4%)
  • December24 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight179 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds187 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (9.3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (75%)
  • Wet or damp48 (21%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph76 (34%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph16 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph110 (49%)
  • 70 mph9 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway208 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dorset in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant212 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (13%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist20 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (2.1%)
  • 16 to 2043 (13%)
  • 21 to 2528 (8.5%)
  • 26 to 3552 (16%)
  • 36 to 4532 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5543 (13%)
  • 56 to 6547 (14%)
  • 66 to 7527 (8.2%)
  • Over 7536 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider227 (69%)
  • Passenger70 (21%)
  • Pedestrian31 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car287 (71%)
  • Motorcycle42 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (5.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Bridport, Dorset, DT6 3NZ area and Dorchester West, Dorset, DT1 1RU area were among the busiest accident hotspots in West Dorset in 2017, with 13 collisions each.

Roads in West Dorset with the most crashes in 2017

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 2017: 50, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA355091312
2ndA352162326
3rdA3066141921
4thB3157131513
5thA307801
6thB31436901
7thB31626600
8thA3751002
9thA3544600
10thB31474412
11thA3563501
12thB31453300
13thB31653400
14thB33903300
15thA30522401
16thB31502200
17thB31632200
18thB31421100
19thB31441300
20thB31561201

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 2017

Bridport had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 2017: 22.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 2017

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 2017: 92.

Dorset and its former districts in 2017

Dorset recorded 740 collisions in 2017, and 30% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 2017, 3 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years