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DT10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,224 road traffic collisions in the DT10 postcode district, Dorset, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,727 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 256 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 26 collisions, up from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,224
2,106th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,727
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
34
37 people killed
Serious collisions
256
315 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
26
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
33
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for DT10

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal342.8%
  • Serious25621%
  • Slight93476%

What the data shows

  • DT10 had 144 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 220 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in DT10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 144 children under 16 were killed or injured in DT10, 8.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 45% of collisions in DT10.

Where DT10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,106th
Most casualties
2,100th
Most fatal collisions
1,719th
Most serious collisions
2,117th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday162 (13%)
  • Tuesday156 (13%)
  • Wednesday183 (15%)
  • Thursday208 (17%)
  • Friday225 (18%)
  • Saturday160 (13%)
  • Sunday130 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight889 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting187 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit83 (6.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,202 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph377 (31%)
  • 40 mph41 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph15 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph787 (64%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds935 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds201 (16%)
  • Fog or mist23 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,156 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist218 (13%)
  • Pedestrian131 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist70 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant61 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DT10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DT10, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DT10 peaked at 71 in 2000; 2025 had 26.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 26
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252633
20241219
20231316
20221920
20211618
20201223
20191114
20181113
20171718
201679
20151922
20141122
20131929
20121620
20111520
20102132
20092636
20083555
20073446
20062435
20052435
20042734
20033654
20023038
20013145
20007197
19993555
19982549
19972129
19964057
19952754
19943952
19932639
19922841
19914052
19902533
19893443
19883143
19872943
19862636
19854154
19842842
19831823
19823750
19813047
19802839
19793343

Map of recent crashes in DT10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DT10

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DT10

The 24 most recent collisions in DT10 happened between 28 February and 29 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DT10

The A357 has the most collisions in DT10, 357 of 1,224 (29%), followed by the B3092 (154).

Collisions in DT10 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3573575601585
2ndB3092154203135
3rdB3091116138217
4thA3030355417
5thB3143253708
6thA4706900
7thA41614400

Council areas covering DT10

Collisions in DT10 were recorded in 3 council areas. Dorset has 1,175 of 1,224 (96%).

Collisions in DT10 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDorset1,1751,67034254
2ndCardiff384501
3rdSomerset7801

Town in DT10

Of the 1,224 collisions in DT10, 177 (14%) were in Sturminster Newton.