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West Dorset road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 209 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 2019, and 304 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2018 (189), and casualties rose from 265.

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 2019
209
Up 11% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
304
Up 15% on 2018
Fatal collisions
7
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
20% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 2019

3.3% of collisions in West Dorset in 2019 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal73.3%
  • Serious4220%
  • Slight16077%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious4816%
  • Slight24982%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 2019 is highlighted, with 209, up 11% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (19%)
  • Tuesday34 (16%)
  • Wednesday32 (15%)
  • Thursday21 (10%)
  • Friday39 (19%)
  • Saturday22 (11%)
  • Sunday21 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5951 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (5.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.7%)
  • February22 (11%)
  • March13 (6.2%)
  • April23 (11%)
  • May19 (9.1%)
  • June16 (7.7%)
  • July22 (11%)
  • August15 (7.2%)
  • September18 (8.6%)
  • October17 (8.1%)
  • November15 (7.2%)
  • December17 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight168 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds160 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (2.4%)
  • Other4 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry146 (70%)
  • Wet or damp56 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph60 (29%)
  • 40 mph16 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph18 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph108 (52%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (94%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dorset in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (13%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist13 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2037 (12%)
  • 21 to 2524 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3555 (18%)
  • 36 to 4540 (13%)
  • 46 to 5539 (13%)
  • 56 to 6528 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (7.9%)
  • Over 7529 (9.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider200 (66%)
  • Passenger81 (27%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car283 (73%)
  • Motorcycle38 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Dorchester West, Dorset, DT1 1RU area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dorset in 2019, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in West Dorset with the most crashes in 2019

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 2019: 39, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA353966111
2ndA352131622
3rdB3157131524
4thA354111700
5thA37101912
6thA35691001
7thA306681002
8thB31506801
9thA30305701
10thB31625500
11thA304702
12thB31434500
13thB31454802
14thB31653300
15thA30522401
16thB31472201
17thA3531101
18thB31421100
19thB31441100
20thB31481200

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 2019

Dorchester, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 2019: 19.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 2019

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 2019: 82.

Dorset and its former districts in 2019

Dorset recorded 635 collisions in 2019, and 33% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 2019, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years