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West Dorset road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 217 road traffic collisions in West Dorset in 2022, and 316 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2021 (222), and casualties rose from 298.

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 2022
217
Down 2% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
316
Up 6% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
24% of collisions

Crash severity in West Dorset in 2022

1.4% of collisions in West Dorset in 2022 were fatal and 24% serious, against 2.5% and 22% in West Dorset from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious5124%
  • Slight16375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6521%
  • Slight24878%

West Dorset road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in West Dorset, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 467 in 1998. 2022 is highlighted, with 217, down 2% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (12%)
  • Tuesday38 (18%)
  • Wednesday25 (12%)
  • Thursday28 (13%)
  • Friday35 (16%)
  • Saturday37 (17%)
  • Sunday29 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5948 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6%)
  • February17 (7.8%)
  • March22 (10%)
  • April22 (10%)
  • May18 (8.3%)
  • June15 (6.9%)
  • July24 (11%)
  • August25 (12%)
  • September12 (5.5%)
  • October16 (7.4%)
  • November16 (7.4%)
  • December17 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight179 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (5.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds184 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (12%)
  • Fog or mist6 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry154 (71%)
  • Wet or damp57 (26%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph70 (32%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph9 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph121 (56%)
  • 70 mph8 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway200 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in West Dorset in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant215 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (13%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist17 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2034 (11%)
  • 21 to 2521 (6.6%)
  • 26 to 3555 (17%)
  • 36 to 4538 (12%)
  • 46 to 5545 (14%)
  • 56 to 6540 (13%)
  • 66 to 7533 (10%)
  • Over 7520 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (70%)
  • Passenger71 (22%)
  • Pedestrian23 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car288 (71%)
  • Motorcycle43 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for West Dorset in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Dorchester West, Dorset, DT1 1RU area was the busiest accident hotspot in West Dorset in 2022, with 12 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in West Dorset with the most crashes in 2022

The A35 had the most collisions in West Dorset in 2022: 48, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in West Dorset, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA35487518
2ndA352152405
3rdA37143005
4thA35491301
5thB31578904
6thB314771110
7thA3566802
8thA30305702
9thA30525500
10thB31455500
11thA3534501
12thB31444401
13thB31594600
14thB31624501
15thA303510
16thB31503301
17thA30662300
18thB31432500
19thB31632800
20thA3481100

Towns in West Dorset: crashes in 2022

Dorchester, Dorset had the most collisions of any town in West Dorset in 2022: 27.

Postcode districts in West Dorset: crashes in 2022

DT2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in West Dorset in 2022: 91.

Dorset and its former districts in 2022

Dorset recorded 712 collisions in 2022, and 30% of them were in the old West Dorset district.

Other former districts in Dorset

Latest crashes in West Dorset in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in West Dorset in 2022, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

West Dorset road accidents in other years