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Dorchester West, Dorset, DT1 2LF area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 74 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Dorchester West ward, Dorset, from 2001 to 2025, with 85 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 9 were serious.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions here, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
74
10,273rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
85
1.15 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Collisions in 2025
3
2 in 2024

Crash severity at the DT1 2LF hotspot

11 of the 74 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal22.7%
  • Serious912%
  • Slight6385%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
2
Seriously injured
9
Slightly injured
74
All casualties
85

Accidents by year at the DT1 2LF hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 7 in 2014, against an average of 3.0 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the DT1 2LF hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202422
202344
202222
202112
202011
201945
201857
201700
201611
201544
201479
201356
201244
201111
201034
200945
200833
200723
200622
200566
200433
200333
200223
200122

Map of crashes at the DT1 2LF hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near DT1 2LF.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Dorchester West, Dorset, DT1 2LF area accident hotspot

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the DT1 2LF hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Dorchester West
Council area
Dorset
Nearest postcode to the centre
DT1 2LF
Postcode district
DT1
Centre (latitude, longitude)
50.70976, -2.4517
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
24 of 25
Latest collision
30 September 2025
Rank by collisions
10,273rd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the DT1 2LF hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the B3150, with 20 of 74, followed by the B3147 with 15.

Collisions at the DT1 2LF hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3150202311
2ndB3147151702
3rdB31447800

Towns near the DT1 2LF hotspot

All 74 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Dorchester, Dorset.

Accident hotspots near DT1 2LF

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Dorchester West, Dorset, DT1 1RU area, 0.8 km away, with 427 collisions.

All 74 crashes at the DT1 2LF hotspot

Newest first, from 19 March 2001 to 30 September 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year