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DT7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 544 road traffic collisions in the DT7 postcode district, Dorset, from 1979 to 2025, and 721 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 118 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, down from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
544
2,393rd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
721
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
21
22 people killed
Serious collisions
118
140 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for DT7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal213.9%
  • Serious11822%
  • Slight40574%

What the data shows

  • DT7 had 68 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 30% fewer than the 97 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in DT7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 61 children under 16 were killed or injured in DT7, 8.5% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in DT7.

Where DT7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,393rd
Most casualties
2,418th
Most fatal collisions
2,133rd
Most serious collisions
2,417th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (14%)
  • Tuesday74 (14%)
  • Wednesday82 (15%)
  • Thursday72 (13%)
  • Friday88 (16%)
  • Saturday78 (14%)
  • Sunday76 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight424 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (8.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway531 (98%)
  • Roundabout5 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph328 (60%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph193 (35%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds427 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant407 (56%)
  • Pedestrian138 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (16%)
  • Cyclist26 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DT7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DT7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DT7 peaked at 21 in 2000; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025511
2024811
202388
202277
20211011
2020611
201945
201888
201779
201656
20151012
20141216
20131011
2012810
2011811
2010711
2009914
2008911
20071212
20061220
20051520
20041319
20031213
2002912
20011114
20002130
19991012
19981214
19971419
19961219
19951721
19941317
19931010
19921419
19911620
19902036
19891519
19881317
19871620
19861617
19851520
19841215
19831117
19821425
19811215
19801723
19791923

Map of recent crashes in DT7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DT7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DT7

The 24 most recent collisions in DT7 happened between 14 July 2022 and 30 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DT7

The A3052 has the most collisions in DT7, 258 of 544 (47%), followed by the A3070 (65).

Collisions in DT7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30522583521560
2ndA30706580016
3rdB31656397211

Council areas covering DT7

Collisions in DT7 were recorded in 2 council areas. Dorset has 309 of 544 (57%).

Collisions in DT7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDorset309375757
2ndEast Devon2323381459

Town in DT7

Of the 544 collisions in DT7, 286 (53%) were in Lyme Regis.