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DT6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,078 road traffic collisions in the DT6 postcode district, Dorset, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,600 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 68 were fatal and 626 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (38).

Collisions since 1979
3,078
1,284th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,600
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
68
74 people killed
Serious collisions
626
793 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Down 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Down 25% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DT6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal682.2%
  • Serious62620%
  • Slight2,38477%

What the data shows

  • DT6 had 397 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 609 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in DT6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 491 children under 16 were killed or injured in DT6, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in DT6.

Where DT6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,284th
Most casualties
1,121st
Most fatal collisions
734th
Most serious collisions
1,136th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday403 (13%)
  • Tuesday424 (14%)
  • Wednesday417 (14%)
  • Thursday410 (13%)
  • Friday511 (17%)
  • Saturday487 (16%)
  • Sunday426 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,432 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting270 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit231 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit128 (4.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown17 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,793 (91%)
  • Roundabout154 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,274 (41%)
  • 40 mph217 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph98 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph1,416 (46%)
  • 70 mph59 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,517 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds344 (11%)
  • Fog or mist51 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds36 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds35 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (0.5%)
  • Other64 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,056 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist572 (12%)
  • Pedestrian411 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist275 (6%)
  • Van occupant128 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)59 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant29 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant28 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant22 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DT6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DT6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DT6 peaked at 100 in 2000; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 33
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253341
20243855
20233857
20223241
20214251
20202641
20194664
20184155
20175785
20164468
20155578
20145284
20135782
20126995
20115485
20105892
20096083
20084872
200785125
20067199
200567106
200488152
20036399
200270102
200192144
2000100155
199985128
199885113
199791137
199677104
199575127
199486131
199379130
199286139
199178140
199086142
19895983
198871102
198772110
19865171
19856691
198485115
19836178
198278137
19816291
198087114
197972106

Map of recent crashes in DT6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DT6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DT6

The 24 most recent collisions in DT6 happened between 12 May and 23 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DT6

The A35 has the most collisions in DT6, 1,245 of 3,078 (40%), followed by the B3157 (410).

Collisions in DT6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA351,2452,11042268
2ndB3157410570983
3rdA3066334497471
4thB3162296362443
5thB3165446808
6thA3500305406
7thA3052184022
8thB3164171901
9thB30663401

Council areas covering DT6

Collisions in DT6 were recorded in 2 council areas. Dorset has 3,073 of 3,078 (99.8%).

Collisions in DT6 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDorset3,0734,59067624
2ndEast Devon51012

Town in DT6

Of the 3,078 collisions in DT6, 1,029 (33%) were in Bridport.