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DT11 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,465 road traffic collisions in the DT11 postcode district, Dorset, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,681 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 118 were fatal and 895 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 52 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (60).

Collisions since 1979
4,465
719th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,681
1.50 per collision
Fatal collisions
118
130 people killed
Serious collisions
895
1,141 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
52
Down 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
62
Down 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DT11

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1182.6%
  • Serious89520%
  • Slight3,45277%

What the data shows

  • DT11 had 497 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 792 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in DT11 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 589 children under 16 were killed or injured in DT11, 8.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in DT11.

Where DT11 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
719th
Most casualties
546th
Most fatal collisions
184th
Most serious collisions
548th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday619 (14%)
  • Tuesday617 (14%)
  • Wednesday623 (14%)
  • Thursday663 (15%)
  • Friday720 (16%)
  • Saturday667 (15%)
  • Sunday556 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,336 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting628 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit260 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit223 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,144 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road165 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout132 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph26 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,160 (26%)
  • 40 mph263 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph71 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph2,940 (66%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,517 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds624 (14%)
  • Fog or mist90 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds57 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds42 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other100 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,709 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist733 (11%)
  • Pedestrian412 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant278 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist252 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)127 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant63 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant41 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant36 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DT11 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DT11, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DT11 peaked at 150 in 1997; 2025 had 52.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 52
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255262
20246072
20234053
20225372
20213754
20204562
20194567
201856100
20175488
20165580
20155882
20144784
20135386
20125479
20116696
201084117
200999164
200898149
2007109173
2006124193
2005131199
2004116172
2003117165
2002123194
2001111198
2000137204
1999124166
1998148209
1997150229
1996127209
1995111173
1994104169
1993115176
1992115199
1991112178
1990117170
1989134184
1988114176
198793123
1986104163
1985101146
1984113153
1983115146
1982103133
1981106154
1980112169
1979123191

Map of recent crashes in DT11

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DT11

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DT11

The 24 most recent collisions in DT11 happened between 10 July and 30 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DT11

The A354 has the most collisions in DT11, 948 of 4,465 (21%), followed by the A350 (654).

Collisions in DT11 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3549481,45428203
2ndA35065496917130
3rdB30824686691783
4thA3143479017108
5thA357214325839
6thB3075406209
7thA3540223222
8thA3500202920
9thA3100142304
10thA355904
11thB30813300

Council areas covering DT11

Collisions in DT11 were recorded in 3 council areas. Dorset has 4,442 of 4,465 (99%).

Collisions in DT11 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDorset4,4426,650117892
2ndBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole6811
3rdBury6901

Town in DT11

Of the 4,465 collisions in DT11, 768 (17%) were in Blandford Forum.