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DT5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 992 road traffic collisions in the DT5 postcode district, Dorset, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,317 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 207 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, down 38% on 2024 (21).

Collisions since 1979
992
2,207th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,317
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
20
21 people killed
Serious collisions
207
239 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
Down 38% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
Down 48% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DT5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal202%
  • Serious20721%
  • Slight76577%

What the data shows

  • DT5 had 121 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 197 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in DT5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 249 children under 16 were killed or injured in DT5, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 23% of collisions in DT5.

Where DT5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,207th
Most casualties
2,221st
Most fatal collisions
2,159th
Most serious collisions
2,218th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday149 (15%)
  • Tuesday152 (15%)
  • Wednesday137 (14%)
  • Thursday147 (15%)
  • Friday168 (17%)
  • Saturday127 (13%)
  • Sunday112 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight734 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit214 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit16 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway901 (91%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (4.4%)
  • Roundabout38 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph728 (73%)
  • 40 mph37 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph35 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph188 (19%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds826 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (2%)
  • Fog or mist19 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant623 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist273 (21%)
  • Pedestrian249 (19%)
  • Cyclist89 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DT5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DT5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DT5 peaked at 36 in 2000; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251313
20242125
202379
2022912
20211420
202099
20191424
20181213
20171113
20161113
20151720
20142025
20132433
20122226
20111213
20101717
20092633
20082436
20072128
20061417
20053350
20042836
20032944
20022535
20011928
20003654
19992637
19982738
19971727
19962035
19952230
19941620
19932429
19922535
19912631
19902228
19892334
19882831
19872835
19861720
19852329
19841924
19832532
19823544
19812230
19802635
19793347

Map of recent crashes in DT5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DT5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DT5

The 24 most recent collisions in DT5 happened between 8 September 2024 and 5 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DT5

The A354 has the most collisions in DT5, 469 of 992 (47%), followed by the A3540 (13).

Collisions in DT5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA354469646987
2ndA3540131801

Council area for DT5

DT5 is in Dorset, where police recorded 51,591 collisions from 1979 to 2025. DT5 accounts for 1.9% of them.

Towns in DT5

Collisions in DT5 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Fortuneswell (294) and Weston, Dorset (173).